No record in the War Diary [WO/95/2694]

Nov 24th. Set off to trenches at 9-30 a.m. to salvage boxes of bombs, but unable to get them in daylight, so went up again after tea, but could not find them in dark. Got rather wet.

[2305 Pte Frank Longson]

See here for more details on this trench duty.

3105 Pte James Edgar Brocklehurst, a miller from Wheatsheaf Farm in Matlock, was killed in action on this day and was the first man of the 1/6th Battalion to be buried in ST. VAAST POST MILITARY CEMETERY in RICHEBOURG-L’AVOUE.