Fine morning, very cold, work on trenches started. BM 11th Bgde killed, shell fire. Hostile aeroplane flew over in afternoon very low, none of ours up. Rations better tonight, finish about 11.30 pm, 2 days rations.
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
