20th Trench Duty 23rd-27th November 1915

23.11.1915: Battalion relieved 8th Sherwood Foresters in RIGHT Sector.

23.11.1915: Captain EH Heathcote edgar to 8th Sherwood Foresters for duty.

War Diary [WO/95/2694]


Nov 23rd. Same as yesterday till dinnertime. Packed up in afternoon & set off to trenches near N.C. at 5 p.m. C Co in reserve line again, but I stopped with salvage party at hdqrs – quite comfy.

[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]


The days were in the front line one were often taken up with repairing the fire trenches and outlying posts and listening for German activity.

The 1/8th Battalion War Diary provides some details:-2:8th Battalion November 1915

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