The relief went off all right, and we were in here by 11.00 p.m. Very quiet after the strafe. Still cold and showery. We had a quaint little Service, attended by 60 men, in a small room in H_____ [Hamel] at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday.
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)
