Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 55

• February 7, 2018 01:03:00 Annick Rodriguez

                     Battle of Loos

  I duly arrived back in France after 4 Glorious 

  days and went Straight back to the Trenches from

  which I had come but only for a short time and

  we then went back to Neux Les Mines a

  Small mining town about 5 miles form the Line

  where we could get a Lovely Shower Bath in

  the Miners Baths and a nice clean change

  and have our clothes Baked to kill the

  Vermin or rather Put them to sleep until

  you got them on your Back again and then

  they would come too again or Revie they

  seemed to come out of a different Stable

  to the Ones you had often Seen as children

  about 4 times the size Like Black Beetles

  We soon had orders for the Line again and

  went up a Little more to the right were we

  could see Loos in Front of us and these were

  some very nice Trenches well made and they

  called it Quality St Trenches how it got

  its name I dont no but it was a Proper

  Nursing Home here as There was hardly a Shot

  fired here day or night on Either side as

  we were not asking of Trouble now as we were

  Preparing for the defences for the Battle of

  Loos so we did not mind as there were

  Plenty of working Partys to get on with

  digging Trenches Etc we had a very Tiresome

  job one night up here after that Fritz

  got a bit Sprightful and starting shelling

  us a bit more regularly as he began to see

  our Preparations for the Battle on this Time

  in the Line we were here in the Trenches

  for 6 Weeks before getting relieved the

• February 7, 2018 01:00:20 Annick Rodriguez

                     Battle of Loos

  I duly arrived back in France after 4 Glorious 

  days and went Straight back to the Trenches from

  which I had come but only for a short time and

  we then went back to Neux Les Mines a

  Small mining town about 5 miles form the Line

  where we could get a Lovely Shower Bath in

  the Miners Baths and a nice clean change

  and have our clothes Baked to kill the

  Vermin or rather Put them to sleep until

  you got them on your Back again and then

  they would come too again or Revie they

  seemed to come out of a different Stable

  to the Ones you had often Seen as children

  about 4 times the size Like Black Beetles

  We soon had orders for the Line again and

  went up a Little more to the right were we

  could see Loos in Front of us and these were

  some very nice Trenches well made and they

  called it Quality St Trenches how it got

  its name I dont no but it was a Proper

  Nursing Home here as There was hardly a Shot

  fired here day or night on Either side as

  we were not asking of Trouble now as we were

  Preparing for the defences for the Battle of

  
  

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