Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 52

• February 7, 2018 00:31:28 Annick Rodriguez

  the best anyway it was nothing serious the

  colonel told the 3 of us how pleased he was

  to have such Men in his Regt as the Work

  we were seen doing from Observation of

  going out Dressing the Wounded and

  stripping the Dead of their Water Bottles

  and feeding the Wounded and managing

  to hold the Line against overwhelming

  Odds after most had retired and Promised

  us our Names would go in for an Honour

  or if any Honour was given to anyone else

  in the Regt we were Instrumental in getting

  those Honours so we Left him in Great

  anticipation of an Honour which never came

  off but they went to all the company

  Sergeant Major Instead but we were very

  well satisfied to get out of it all after

  a time here about a week we had to

  make one Regt with another Regt who

  had been smashed up so the 2 Regts in

  one made about 250 of us to go up the

  Line again so we went to a nice little

  Town not far from here called Neux

  Les Mines where we got served out with

  all New Clothing and Equipment as what

  we had was done for with the Shell Fire

  and Blood Stained we had an Inspection

  here by the  General and he told us how sorry

  he was that we caught such a Cold and hope

  next time we went up we would have our

  revenge for our Comrades who were killed

  and Wounded we were now getting Letter

  from home about the Battle as at our

  Headquarter in London all the Wives and

• February 6, 2018 22:56:18 Annick Rodriguez

  the best anyway it was nothing serious the

  colonel told the 3 of us how pleased he was

  to have such Men in his Regt as the Work

  we were seen doing from Observation of

  going out Dressing the Wounded and

  stripping the Dead of their Water Bottles

  and feeding the Wounded and managing

  to hold the Line against overwhelming

  Odds after most had retired and Promised

  us our Names would go in for an Honour

  or if any Honour was given to anyone else

  in the Regt we were Instrumental in getting

  those Honours so we Left him in Great

  anticipation of an Honour which never came

  off but they went to all the company

  Sergeant Major Instead but we were very

  well satisfied to get out of it all after

  a time here about a week we had to

  make one Regt with another Regt who

  had been smashed up so the 2 Regts in

  one made about 250 of us to go up the

  Line again so we went to a nice little

  Town not far from here called Neux

  Les Mines where we got served out with

  all New Clothing and Equipment as what

  we had was done for with the Shell Fire

  and Blood Stained we had an Inspection

  here by the  General and he told us how sorry

  he was that we 

  
  

  
  

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• February 6, 2018 19:00:35 Annick Rodriguez

  the best anyway it was nothing serious the

  colonel told the 3 of us how pleased he was

  to have such Men in his Regt as the Work

  we were seen doing from Observation of

  going out Dressing the Wounded and

  stripping the Dead of their Water Bottles

  and feeding the Wounded and managing

  to hold the Line against overwhelming

  Odds after most had retired and Promised

  us our Names would go in for an Honour

  or if any Honour was given to anyone else

  in the Regt we were Instrumental in getting

  those Honours so we Left him in Great

  
  

  
  

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