Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 56
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German Line was about 600 Yards from our
Line and you could only get near for
Listening Purposes through a system of
Safe Small Trenches dug out toward the
German Line we we used to a Sentry go
and Listen for news such as finding out
whether they were undermining us as we were
undermining their Trenches so before the Loos
Battle opened out we found it was too far
for the men to go over the Top and run 600
Yards to the German Line it would cause too
many casualty only our Barage of Fire to
Protect them so we lad to walk over
the Top one night to within 100 Yards of
the German Line and starts digging another
Trench which was a very Ticklish job any
how we had to start it and Fritz got to
Here us didn't he Let us have it with
Machine guns and Bombs and we had to
Stick this digging until nearly dalight daylight and
we had a lot more casualty as now we had
our Regt. made up to about 700 again with
Drafts from England as we were getting ready
for another over the top one consolation we
had a day off next day for doing the Digging
not a day off to go where you like & only in
a Dugout in the Front Line but no guard
duty as when you are in the line you have
2 hours on the Finestif looking over No Mans Land
and about 4 hours off night and day while
you are in the front line but second line
was much
while we were here theKitcheners Army had started to come out to
France and we had the 15th Division all
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German Line was about 600 Yards from our
Line and you could only get near for
Listening Purposes through a system of
Safe Small Trenches dug out toward the
German Line we we used to a Sentry go
and Listen for news such as finding out
whether they were undermining us as we were
undermining their Trenches so before the Loos
Battle opened out we found it was too far
for the men to go over the Top and run 600
Yards to the German Line it would cause too
many casualty only our Barage of Fire to
Protect them so we lad to walk over
the Top one night to within 100 Yards of
the German Line and starts digging another
Trench which was a very Ticklish job any
how we had to start it and Fritz got to
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German Line was about 600 Yards from our
Line and you could only get near for
Listening Purposes through a system of
Safe Small Trenches dug out toward the
German Line we we used to a Sentry go
and Listen for news such as finding out
whether they were undermining us as we were
undermining their Trenches so before the Loos
Battle opened out we found it was too far
for the men to go over the Top and run 600
Yards to the German Line it would cause too
many casualty only our Barage of Fire to
Protect them so we lad to walk over
the Top one night to within 100 Yards of
the German Line and starts digging another
Trench which was a very Ticklish job any
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German Line was about 600 Yards from our
Line and you could only get near for
Listening Purposes through a system of
Safe Small Trenches dug out toward the
German Line we we used to a Sentry go
and Listen for news such as finding out
whether they were undermining us as we were
undermining their Trenches so before the Loos
Battle opened out we found it was too far
for the men to go over the Top and run 600
Yards to the German Line it would cause too
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Mons, Belgium
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Story location Mons, Belgium
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- 5061 / 63592
- Contributor
- Peter John Kitteringham
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