Fine & frosty. Work on trenches still in progress. Party of R. Irish Fus came to help, but not much headway made. MONK TRENCH impassable. More sniping than usual. Artillery quiet.

Another heavy fall of snow in morning with a frost. Everyone at work fighting the weather. Difficult to make any headway owing to mud being so thick. Officers of 10^th R. Irish Rifles visited trenches with a view to taking over. Very quiet day. Enemy fired a few H.E.Field Gun Shells. Some storms of rain during the day.

Started to snow hard at 4 am. Trenches in an awful state, a large portion of front line fallen in. Quiet day, very little sniping. Germans as busy on trenches as we were. Fine day & very cold.

Church Parade at 11 am. Battalion marched to Trenches at 4.40pm. & relieved 2^nd Monmouthshire Regt.. Trenches bad & relief took a long time. 1 Coy of R.. Irish Rifles (36^th Ulster Division) on right. Continue reading →

Working Party as for yesterday. Coys bath at Acheux. Wet day.

Working Party of 250 men on 3^rd Line. Wet day, party returned. Bus took a party of Officers & N.C.O.s to DOULLENS.

Route march 8.40 am.via HARPONVILLE, TOUTENCOURT, LEALVILLERS. Rained hard in afternoon.

Battalion found 500 men for Working Party on 3^rd Line Trenches at Forceville. Wet day.

Coy & Platoon Drill. Coys bath at Acheux. Capt Richards joined from E.Lancs

Men cleared up. General Lambton inspected billets in afternoon. 4^th Division Follies in full swing at the SUCRERIE ACHEUX.