10.11.1915 LA COUTRE: Draft of 16 other ranks arrived.

10.11.1915 LA COUTRE: Battalion relieved 5th Sherwood Foresters in RIGHT SECTOR (RIGHT SUBSECTION).

War Diary [WO/95/2694]

Nov 10th. Breakfast in bed about 8 a.m. Rose about 10 & rubbed feet & legs with whale oil. Packed up in afternoon & set off to trenches near Richebourg at 5 p.m. Dull all day & cold at night. Slept badly because of cold feet.

Nov 11th. In trenches C Co in Reserve. Repairing trench between showers. Cold & wet most of day, & also at night. Carrying rations up to front line at night, & got very wet & dirty – ground very greasy.

Nov 12th. Same as yesterday. Sniping & some shelling during day, but things very quiet at night. M.M. busy just after dusk. Saw house knocked down by 30 German shells.

Nov 13th. Same as yesterday till 4 p.m. then went & relieved 3rd City of London Fusrs (been at Meerut Divn now to ours). Very wet so put waders on – proved very useful. Only did gas sentry at night.

[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]