Fine day. Orders to move recd at 7.30 am. Visit by 8th Corps Commander at 10 am. Congratulations on move to Somme. Prepare to move at 3.15 pm. Move at 11.15 pm. Entrain at PROVEN. Train left PROVEN 1.20 am.
The diary of Regimental Sergeant Major George Beck
First World War diaries 100 years from when they were written during campaigns on the Western Front
