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� 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.