A Soldier's Diary from the Western Front, item 19

• November 21, 2016 21:34:55 Tamara Knowles

  Relieved the East Yorks in the
  

  trenches @ Le Touquet, @ 11pm
  

  
  

  May 7
  

  The trenches are so near
  

  that the enemy are only 35x
  

  away. We have sentries
  

  2 hours on & 2 hours off, so
  

  there are no fatigues. fine
  

  weather, We speak to one
  

  another very often, Meals as
  

  usual, the weather is beautiful
  

  I am on duty from 8 pm till 10pm.
  

  
  

  May 8
  

  No change. weather fine, duty

  8 am. till 10 am. The
  

  artillery burst a shell just

  behind our line. nobody hurt
  

  We lose 2 men with snipers
  

  
  

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