Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 53

• February 7, 2018 00:40:32 Annick Rodriguez

  mother were seeking Information about these

  Men as the Magority of the Men came from

  Battersea near the Headquarters of the Regt

  there were some terrible scenes there by

  all accounts the London Placards had a

  Full Page of How the 23rd Beat the

  Prussian Guards at Givenchy but What

  a Price. so we had about a Week here

  and went up the Line again and relieved

  the French just about 2 Miles Left of

  Loos about 3 mile from the Front Line

  here the civilians were all Living still

  in the houses and it was a Lovely Garden City

  very similar to Welwyn Garden City and

  Hampstead Garden City as we marched up the

  Line the People were sitting outside there

  Houses as if in London and the Light of

  the Star Shells and shrapnell Lit up

  the streets at Night but they were so

  used to It they took no notice we

  were billeted in Houses about a mile

  from the Line which had been Evacuated

  by civillians as they were constantly under

  shell Fire but we didnt mind as we were

  Laying in Proper Beds here about 12 in Each

  House with all the Furniture Tables Pianos

  and Even Back Gardens with Gooseberry

  Bushes Plum. Apple Trees so we had a

  Glorious time have when out of the Line we

  spent a Week  in these Houses and about

  4 Weeks up the Line which was a little Too

  long as you could not have a wash only

  in a Mess Tins and Not take your Boots off

  and Full of Mud so after 4 Weeks of this

  
  

• February 7, 2018 00:38:36 Annick Rodriguez

  mother were seeking Information about these

  Men as the Magority of the Men came from

  Battersea near the Headquarters of the Regt

  there were some terrible scenes there by

  all accounts the London Placards had a

  Full Page of How the 23rd Beat the

  Prussian Guards at Givenchy but What

  a Price. so we had about a Week here

  and went up the Line again and relieved

  the French just about 2 Miles Left of

  Loos about 3 mile from the Front Line

  here the civilians were all Living still

  in the houses and it was a Lovely Garden City

  very similar to Welwyn Garden City and

  Hampstead Garden City as we marched up the

  Line the People were sitting outside there

  Houses as if in London and the Light of

  the Star Shells and shrapnell Lit up

  the streets at Night but they were so

  used to It they took no notice we

  were billeted in Houses about a mile

  from the Line which had been Evacuated

  by civillians as they were constantly under

  shell Fire but we didnt mind as we were

  Laying in Proper Beds here about 12 in Each

  House with all the Furniture Tables Pianos

  and Even Back Gardens with Gooseberry

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• February 7, 2018 00:36:43 Annick Rodriguez

  mother were seeking Information about these

  Men as the Magority of the Men came from

  Battersea near the Headquarters of the Regt

  there were some terrible scenes there by

  all accounts the London Placards had a

  Full Page of How the 23rd Beat the

  Prussian Guards at Givenchy but What

  a Price. so we had about a Week here

  and went up the Line again and relieved

  the French just about 2 Miles Left of

  Loos about 3 mile from the Front Line

  here the civilians were all Living still

  in the houses and it was a Lovely Garden City

  very similar to Welwyn Garden City and

  Hampstead Garden City as we marched up the

  Line the People were sitting outside there

  Houses as if in London and the Light of

  the Star Shells and shrapnell Lit up

  the streets at Night but they were so

  used to It they took no notice we

  
  

  
  

  
  

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