Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 27

• February 2, 2018 17:05:45 Annick Rodriguez

  with dead Bodys and see the Poor Fellow

  Laying out in  Between the lines who

  had been killed perhaps months before

  as it must have been in the retreat  .from mons.. 

  with some and they look just through

  they were having a Sleep in Full

  uniform as it was impossible to get out

  to bury them and there were a couple

  of Dead Cows out there as well and

  Didnt they stink terrible they called

  this Trench Dead Cow Farm as the

  Germans advanced here they must have

  been Grazing on the fields and stopped

  a Bullitt or two and Every morning

  and Evening at Dusk and Dawn

  every man had to stand to the

  Fire Step ready to charge or advance

  or Beat off the German as they used

  to make an Habit of attaching either

  at Dusk or Dawn the French Duty here

  was 2 Hours on the Fire Step and 4 Hours off

  and during the off time you could snatch

  a wink or two of Sleep but you never

  got much Sleep as it was so cold and

  your limbs ached so as you were not allowed

  to take anything off and it was a Proper

  Scramble to get Wood to make your Tea

  there were a few old Barns at the Back

  of the line and we used to scramble

  up here and knock the Beans Down

  and Firewood we were able to manage

  to get enough to cook our food and

  there were Plenty of Vegetables about

  here which we could gather when it

  
  

• February 1, 2018 21:55:17 Annick Rodriguez

  with dead Bodys and see the Poor Fellow

  Laying out in  Between the lines who

  had been killed perhaps months before

  as it must have been in the retreat  .from mons.. 

  with some and they look just through

  they were having a Sleep in Full

  uniform as it was impossible to get out

  to bury them and there were a couple

  of Dead Cows out there as well and

  Didnt they stink terrible they called

  this Trench Dead Cow Farm as the

  Germans advanced here they must have

  been Grazing on the fields and stopped

  a Bullitt or two and Every morning

  and Evening at Dusk and Dawn

  
  

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