NEUF BERQUIN 25.3.15. 1st Battalion marched to SAILLY.

War Diary [WO/95/2694].

25th March 1915. The battalion went out trenching. I got a pass to go down to Neuf Berquin to see the Sherwood Foresters go. Had a chat with Ges Barnes and Joe Bennett, they had many tales to tell of what they had seen. They marched of at about 4-30 with our band.

[2381 Pte. George Potter Bagshaw]

Mar 25th. Trench digging ( for bomb throwers to practice in) 9-11 a.m. 5-7 p.m.

[3289 Pte George William Beardsley]

Note: I have not been able to identify either Ges Barnes or Joe Bennett although there are several candidates.