Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 49

• February 6, 2018 18:34:29 Annick Rodriguez

  caused so to get out it only meant stepping

  over all the Bodys and I Eventually got 

  out through a Long Trench and got up

  on top when we were a good way from the 

  German Line we kept Marching for about

  on Hour about 15 of us there was And

  we thought we were the only ones left of

  our Regt of about 950 men when we first

  went up here to go over the top anyway when

  we got to the Generals Headquarters which

  was a broken down Brewery in a Place

  or Village called Quinchy we found another

  30 of our Men and they  were very much

  suprised to see us alive and the Generals

  Servants came out and served us with

  tea before we went for another March

  back to another Village were we were 

  to get refitted and have a roll call

  to see how many was Missing and the

  General came out and asked us what sort

  of time we had had and sent out some

  nice bread and butter and I did not

  care whether I had any tea or food or not

  I was Properly run down but I had never been

  made such a fuss of in all my Experience in 

  France fancy the General sending us food

  out I was now in another World for a

  while at Least but all I wanted was

  Sleep and and we started back to  ..the.  Village

  about 4 miles March where we arrived about

  3 in the Morning and went in some barns

  where we slept until 12 noon the

  Following Day when we had our Breakfast

  and a Roll Call which amounted to 50

  
  

• February 5, 2018 23:02:25 Annick Rodriguez

  caused so to get out it only meant stepping

  over all the Bodys and I Eventually got 

  out through a Long Trench and got up

  on top when we were a good way from the 

  German Line we kept Marching for about

  on Hour about 15 of us there was And

  we thought we were the only ones left of

  our Regt of about 950 men when we first

  went up here to go over the top anyway when

  we got to the Generals Headquarters which

  was a broken down Brewery in a Place

  or Village called Quinchy we found another

  30 of our Men and they  were very much

  suprised to see us alive and the Generals

  Servants came out and served us with

  tea before we went for another March

  back to another Village were we were 

  to get refitted and have a roll call

  to see how many was Missing and the

  General came out and asked us what sort

  of time we had had and sent out some

  nice bread and butter and I did not

  care whether I had any tea or food or not

  I was Properly run down but I had never been

  made such a fuss of in all my Experience in 

  
  

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• February 5, 2018 23:02:02 Annick Rodriguez

  caused so to get out it only meant stepping

  over all the Bodys and I Eventually got 

  out through a Long Trench and got up

  on top when we were a good way from the 

  German Line we kept Marching for about

  on Hour about 15 of us there was And

  we thought we were the only ones left of

  our Regt of about 950 men when we first

  went up here to go over the top anyway when

  we got to the Generals Headquarters which

  was a broken down Brewery in a Place

  or Village called Quinchy we found another

  30 of our Men and they  were very much

  suprised to see us alive and the Generals

  Servants came out and served us with

  tea before we went for another March

  back to another Village were we were 

  to get refitted and have a roll call

  to see how many was Missing and the

  General came out and asked us what sort

  of time we had had and sent out some

  nice bread and butter and I did not

  care whether I had any tea or food or not

  I was Properly run down but I had never been

  
  

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• February 5, 2018 22:59:27 Annick Rodriguez

  caused so to get out it only meant stepping

  over all the Bodys and I Eventually got 

  out through a Long Trench and got up

  on top when we were a good way from the 

  German Line we kept Marching for about

  on Hour about 15 of us there was And

  we thought we were the only ones left of

  our Regt of about 950 men when we first

  went up here to go over the top anyway when

  we got to the Generals Headquarters which

  was a broken down Brewery in a Place

  or Village called Quinchy we found another

  
  

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• February 5, 2018 22:55:44 Annick Rodriguez

  caused so to get out it only meant stepping

  over all the Bodys and I Eventually got 

  out through a Long Trench and got up

  on top when we were a good

  
  

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