Working Party 450 men on 3^rd Line. Wet & cold

Battalion paraded at 2 pm. & marched to ACHEUX PARK for an inspection by H.M.King George & Monsieur Poincare, President of the French Republic, of the 10^th Brigade (48 Division) 1/6^th Oxford & Bucks L.I. & 11^th R.War. R (37^th Division) at 3 pm. Continue reading →

Church Parade. Working Party as for 22^nd.

Working Party as for yesterday.

Working Party found of 450 men for work on 3^rd Line of defence. Fine.

Battalion clean up. Coys bath at ACHEUX. Colonel Forster returned & took over command of the Battalion.

During night of 19^th/20^th about 1230 am. A German approached D Coy & after being missed by the Sentry a struggle ensued & the German fell into the trench, shot the Sentry in five places with a revolver & ran into living trench where he shot dead Pte BAKER & stabbed Pte SPITTLE in the back making good his escape. Continue reading →

Quiet night & day. Our heavy artillery (6” & 4.2”) opened fire on German front & 2^nd line Trenches during the afternoon, there was no retaliation. Very little sniping. Very cold wind & foggy.

Colonel Forster went & took over Brigade. Major J.A.M.Bannerman took over Battalion. Quiet night. Enemy shelled D Coy & Seaforth Highldrs wth 5.9s. At 2.30 pm. enemy opened a heavy bombardment of trenches of D Coy & Seaforths & this continued violently till 5.15 pm. Continue reading →

Quiet night & day. No sniping . No Artillery on either side. Dull & foggy.