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| − | � | + | � 8 AM Aug 16 1915 |
My Dear Mother, | My Dear Mother, | ||
| − | + | In the front line once more, | |
| − | In the front line once more, my chum is occupying the dug-out with me | + | my chum is occupying the dug-out with me |
| − | not quite as good as the one we had before, stood to all night no sleep at all, | + | not quite as good as the one we had before, |
| − | lots of sniping and few heavy guns also few trench guns landing on our left and right, did not know what minute they might try the range on our trench, | + | stood to all night no sleep at all, lots of |
| − | but they didn't or haven't yet at any rate, we got stand down which means leave so many men to watch and the remaining try and get a little rest and sleep until it comes their | + | sniping and few heavy guns also few trench |
| − | My chum and I have the same sentry post. It is on three corners, we take turns of two hours all night, stopping everyone coming out or going in, finding out what their business is about, etc | + | guns landing on our left and right, did |
| − | quite alert so they won't get by us. | + | not know what minute they might try the |
| + | range on our trench, but they didn't or | ||
| + | haven't yet at any rate, we got stand down | ||
| + | which means leave so many men to | ||
| + | watch and the remaining try and get | ||
| + | a little rest and sleep until it comes their | ||
| + | turn to watch, it comes just after | ||
| + | daylight which is about 4 AM. the | ||
| + | nights are getting quite a little longer | ||
| + | also, a little cooler. My chum and I | ||
| + | have the same sentry post. It is on | ||
| + | three corners, we take turns of two | ||
| + | hours all night, stopping everyone coming | ||
| + | out or going in, finding out what their | ||
| + | business is about, etc, if anyone cannot | ||
| + | give satisfactory answers or explain, | ||
| + | we send them to an officer, the | ||
| + | Germans are very clever, they will put on | ||
| + | any of our uniforms so we have to | ||
| + | be quite alert so they won't get by us. | ||
Revision as of 15:54, 5 March 2019
� 8 AM Aug 16 1915 My Dear Mother,
In the front line once more,
my chum is occupying the dug-out with me not quite as good as the one we had before, stood to all night no sleep at all, lots of sniping and few heavy guns also few trench guns landing on our left and right, did not know what minute they might try the range on our trench, but they didn't or haven't yet at any rate, we got stand down which means leave so many men to watch and the remaining try and get a little rest and sleep until it comes their turn to watch, it comes just after daylight which is about 4 AM. the nights are getting quite a little longer also, a little cooler. My chum and I have the same sentry post. It is on three corners, we take turns of two hours all night, stopping everyone coming out or going in, finding out what their business is about, etc, if anyone cannot give satisfactory answers or explain, we send them to an officer, the Germans are very clever, they will put on any of our uniforms so we have to be quite alert so they won't get by us.