Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 41

• February 5, 2018 15:55:58 Annick Rodriguez

  Body for about 500 yards which was a

  terrible Experience as the Germans had

  spotted us and were dropping Shells

  all round us all the way through this

  Stagnant ditch knee deep in mud and

  and Body God help the Poor fellows

  who got Shot and fell in this ditch as

  dozens did and got drowned in this

  mud when we got to our front line

  we all Lined up by the scaling

  Ladders as the Trenches here were

  Sandbag Barricades as the Ground

  was to swampy to dry Trenches and

  I shall never forget the sight of

  those Ladders which we had to scale

  and go over I should think it is the

  same feeling a Murderer gets when

  he first sees the scaffold and

  Rope which is going to hang him I

  Lost the Sergeant who was Leading and

  found I was the first man in our

  Front Line as it was Empty had to

  be abandoned owing to the terrible

  Shell fire and casualty so they

  were now coming in behind me now

  and taking up Positions in front of

  the Ladders ready to go over when we

  were all through the ditch but a good

  many got knocked  over  before we got

  there unfortuneatly The Captain came

  along of our company as  we had our

  Luetinent killed he asks me where the

  Sergeant was I said I dont no he

  came over with me but I lost hiim

  
  

  
  

• February 5, 2018 15:49:30 Annick Rodriguez

  Body for about 500 yards which was a

  terrible Experience as the Germans had

  spotted us and were dropping Shells

  all round us all the way through this

  Stagnant ditch knee deep in mud and

  and Body God help the Poor fellows

  who got Shot and fell in this ditch as

  dozens did and got drowned in this

  mud when we got to our front line

  we all Lined up by the scaling

  Ladders as the Trenches here were

  
  

  
  

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