Relieved 1^st Kings Own in trenches at 8.30 pm. Quiet relief & night. 2^nd Lieut S.G.Cooper seriously wounded in head by a trench mortar bomb. Heavy gunfire North of us all night.

Battalion 3went for Route march at 2 pm. & was to be inspectecd by the Army Commander but he did not turn up, & Battalion was inspected by Brig. General Hull. Continue reading →

Working Party found as on 11^th. Fine.

Working Party found as on 11^th. Fine day.

Working Party as for yesterday. Coys go to baths at Acheux from 1 pm. Onwards.

Fine day.

Battalion found Working Party of 450 men for work on 3^rd Line of Trenches East of FORCEVILLE.

Battalion rest & cleans up. Fine day.

Quiet night & day. Germans fired 3 heavy mortars into “A” Coys trench at 4 am. Our 6” Howitzers retaliated on points where mortar was suspected. Continue reading →

Quiet night & day. Germans fired 3 heavy mortars at “A” Coy before “Stand Too [sic]” Strafe by R.I.F. [Royal Irish Fusiliers] at 8 pm.. Work on Trenches continued. Fine hot day.

Quiet night & day. Germans fired 2 mortars into “C” Coy at 4.15 am. Work carried on in BLENEAU Street and MONK TRENCH. Fine.