Yesterday we did not have a fire at all, even in the evening. I hear the going on leave is a fearful scramble, and the return even worse. They say we shall not get our leave for a long time, as there are 10,000 in the trenches ahead of us.
BLACKER'S LETTERS – WITH THE ‘NINTH’ IN FRANCE
The Letters of Lieutenant Colonel S W W Blacker DSO, Commanding Officer, 9th (Service) Battalion, Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers)
BLACKER'S LETTERS - WITH THE ‘NINTH’ IN FRANCE 