Archives for October 25, 2016

We leave for trenches at Neuville St Vaast. Our rear Bde HdQrs are at Mont St Eloy. It rains heavily and we march through it. The 180th Imperial (London) Brigade 60th Div do not move until tomorrow.
At 7 PM we move. Night very dark, walking is difficult. Very little shelling. Arr dugouts @ Aux Rietz 9 PM.
Officers dugouts are splendid, the mens – as usual. I sleep down a chalk mine close handy where 2,000 Germans were once gassed by the French.