Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 54

• February 7, 2018 00:52:26 Annick Rodriguez

  in the Front Line never allowed to take 

  any clothes off you were Pretty well Dirty

  and full of Vermin and the Trenches were

  all dug through chalk which made it warm

  for  Vermin so we got Properly Lousy Here

   Also Plenty of Rats but they were lovely

  safe trenches you could Sleep Pretty

  Safe here in the Dug out when you were

  off Duty and Play Cards without a Shell

  Bursting in the centre of them and Mixing

  them up just to the Right of us here there

  was another big Battle raging with the

  French and German this time it was the

  Battle of Lucky Lugar refinery and Each

  day we could watch the Battle Through

  our Perriscopes and watch the French

  go over the top after terrific Bombardment

  it was a Grand sight to watch the

  Houses tumbling Down with Shrapnel

  and High Explosive  shells the casualty

  here were Enormous Both Sides there were

  100,000 casualty both sides in the battle

  which Lasted about a fortnight or so

  while I was up the Line here I had the

  good News Through that I and 3 others

  were going on Leave for 7 Days to Blighty

  so we Left the Line on Saturday Morning

  and Arrived at Victoria on August

  Sunday Morning exactly 14 Hours from

  Leaving the Front Line but Traveling

  about 6 Hours I was Smothered from head

  to Feet in Mud when I got Home coming

  Straight from the Front Line but I

  didnt mind that I was out for a good time

• February 7, 2018 00:50:44 Annick Rodriguez

  in the Front Line never allowed to take 

  any clothes off you were Pretty well Dirty

  and full of Vermin and the Trenches were

  all dug through chalk which made it warm

  for  Vermin so we got Properly Lousy Here

   Also Plenty of Rats but they were lovely

  safe trenches you could Sleep Pretty

  Safe here in the Dug out when you were

  off Duty and Play Cards without a Shell

  Bursting in the centre of them and Mixing

  them up just to the Right of us here there

  was another big Battle raging with the

  French and German this time it was the

  Battle of Lucky Lugar refinery and Each

  day we could watch the Battle Through

  our Perriscopes and watch the French

  go over the top after terrific Bombardment

  it was a Grand sight to watch the

  Houses tumbling Down with Shrapnel

  and High Explosive  shells the casualty

  here were Enormous Both Sides there were

  100,000 casualty both sides in the battle

  which Lasted about a fortnight or so

  while I was up the Line here I had the

  good News Through that I and 3 others

  
  

  
  

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• February 7, 2018 00:50:11 Annick Rodriguez

  in the Front Line never allowed to take 

  any clothes off you were Pretty well Dirty

  and full of Vermin and the Trenches were

  all dug through chalk which made it warm

  for  Vermin so we got Properly Lousy Here

   Also Plenty of Rats but they were lovely

  safe trenches you could Sleep Pretty

  Safe here in the Dug out when you were

  off Duty and Play Cards without a Shell

  Bursting in the centre of them and Mixing

  them up just to the Right of us here there

  was another big Battle raging with the

  French and German this time it was the

  Battle of Lucky Lugar refinery and Each

  day we could watch the Battle Through

  our Perriscopes and watch the French

  go over the top after terrific Bombardment

  it was a Grand sight to watch the

  Houses tumbling Down with Shrapnel

  and High Explosive  shells the casualty

  here were Enormous Both Sides there were

  100,000 casualty both sides in the battle

  which Lasted about a fortnight or so

  
  

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• February 7, 2018 00:47:57 Annick Rodriguez

  in the Front Line never allowed to take 

  any clothes off you were Pretty well Dirty

  and full of Vermin and the Trenches were

  all dug through chalk which made it warm

  for  Vermin so we got Properly Lousy Here

   Also Plenty of Rats but they were lovely

  safe trenches you could Sleep Pretty

  Safe here in the Dug out when you were

  off Duty and Play Cards without a Shell

  Bursting in the centre of them and Mixing

  them up just to the Right of us here there

  was another big Battle raging with the

  French and German this time it was the

  Battle of Lucky Lugar refinery and Each

  day we could watch the Battle Through

  
  

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