Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 43

• February 5, 2018 18:17:55 Annick Rodriguez

  Prussian Guard fine big fellows they were

  we rounded about 50 of them up and sent

  them behind the Line as Prisoners thats

  if they got Back safe we were in for some

  fine Fun now as the Germans were now

  trying to get us out and as quick as the chap

  behind could Load our Rifles we were

  Blazing away and knocking the German down

  like Nine Pins and the fellows were

  taking the nails out of the Bombs and

  we were Slinging these as well they

  were a very dangerous bomb the first ones

  Issued as soon as the nail was taken out

  you had to get rid of them very Quickly

  and very often the nail fell out and caused

  casualtys it was close by here were a

  fellow from another Regt won the V.C.

  as he stood on the Parapet fully

  Exposed and Slinging bombs which

  held the Germans up from taking our

  trench as it was ours now anyway ot

  was getting it up as a bad job and the

  Guns got Quieter and the same with

  the rifle fire as there was always a

  Lull in the firing just as it was

  getting Dark on Both sides unless

  there was a big Stunt coming off I

  think the Idea was getting the supplys

  up the Line and as Food and Amunition

  and I got releived from the fire step

  by another Fellow so I had been firing

  at the Germans and Bomb Throwing

  since we took the trench but when I

  
  

• February 5, 2018 16:03:07 Annick Rodriguez

  Prussian

  
  

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