| Regiment | 6th Royal Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Location | France, La Boiselle |
| Entry | Trenches very dirty and badly kept - all shelters bad - no drainage - parapets badly damaged in places - most of the trenches very shallow. A lot of mines are being worked in DUHOLLU opposite LA BOISELLE both by us and the enemy. Large craters exist between us - the result of previous mine explosions. The ground is all chalk - and as fast as the parapets are repaired the enemy blows them down again. The mining fatigue is heavy - 112 men working 6 hour shifts of 28 men. Over 3000 sand bags of chalk per day are carried out of the mine and the disposal of this creates a problem. The enemy are well supplied with trench mortars, and send over large numbers of sausages and rifle grenades - which do some damage to our trenches. Pte Corfield - D Coy - accidentally wounded while cleaning his rifle. |
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