Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 25

• February 1, 2018 21:40:58 Annick Rodriguez

  machine gun Fire so we were getting a

  little more used to seeing Casualtys now

  and we had not been in the line yet one

  man caught a Stray Bullet in the Stomach

  and several more in the legs Capt Blighty's

  anyway we were beginning to wonder when we

  would eventually reach the Front line

  or whether any of us would be left to

  reach it as we still plodded on we came

  accross Some Fellows standing in these

  trenches on little Platforms allo we

  must be getting Pretty near it now as

  these fellows were on Sentry go and

  we  were getting very Excited like a lot

  of Kids getting to the end of a long

  train ride gong to a Treat and we

  were Laughing and Joking and sending

  some comical messages back when

  one Fellow shouted keep Quiet you

  B--Fools this is the Front Line and

  Fritz is only 50 yds away at this Point

  Ho I said that is awfully annoying

  the London Scottish were holding this

  Part of the line then with the Regular

  or what was Left of them and they

  were a fine lot of Fellows as we were

  the First Division of Terriers to go

  out there these Regulars were the

  Last of the Old Contemtables Poor

  Devils we thought what a terrible time

  they had had before we got out there

  to releive them a little they looked

  terrible smothered in mud from head

  to Foot no wash or Shave for weeks

• February 1, 2018 21:37:00 Annick Rodriguez

  machine gun Fire so we were getting a

  little more used to seeing Casualtys now

  and we had not been in the line yet one

  man caught a Stray Bullet in the Stomach

  and several more in the legs Capt Blighty's

  anyway we were beginning to wonder when we

  would eventually reach the Front line

  or whether any of us would be left to

  reach it as we still plodded on we came

  accross Some Fellows standing in these

  trenches on little Platforms allo we

  must be getting Pretty near it now as

  these fellows were on Sentry go and

  we  were getting very Excited like a lot

  of Kids getting to the end of a long

  train ride gong to a Treat and we

  were Laughing and Joking and sending

  some comical messages back when

  one Fellow shouted keep Quiet you

  B--Fools this is the Front Line and

  Fritz is only 50 yds away at this Point

  Ho I said that is awfully annoying

  the London Scottish were holding this

  Part of the line then with the 

  
  

  
  

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• February 1, 2018 21:36:40 Annick Rodriguez

  machine gun Fire so we were getting a

  little more used to seeing Casualtys now

  and we had not been in the line yet one

  man caught a Stray Bullet in the Stomach

  and several more in the legs Capt Blighty's

  anyway we were beginning to wonder when we

  would eventually reach the Front line

  or whether any of us would be left to

  reach it as we still plodded on we came

  accross Some Fellows standing in these

  trenches on little Platforms allo we

  must be getting Pretty near it now as

  these fellows were on Sentry go and

  we  were getting very Excited like a lot

  of Kids getting to the end of a long

  train ride gong to a Treat and we

  were Laughing and Joking and sending

  some comical messages back when

  one Fellow shouted keep Quiet you

  B--Fools this is the Front Line and

  Fritz is only 50 yds away at this Point

  Ho I said that is awfully annoying

  the London Scottish were holding this

  
  

  
  

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