Courcelette. I go to sleep again to dream of St B & B. & slept in until 9.30 AM. Sat Oct 21. Saw Major Bell & he said Bert & I were to go with him in the car to Bells Pit so we hurry our breakfast & leave the chalk pits at 10 AM. Our barrage opened up at 6 mins past noon. It sounded like hell let loose, the cases soon begin to come in, The 87 & 102 are the two battallions doing the heavy work, they have to capture & hold Regina Trench. This trench has already been taken & retaken six times. The 87th are 3 minutes late getting over the top & caught it hot & heavy in consequence. I am dressing wounds, & feeding a few & keeping our pit clear, plenty to do in the Pit is now Major Bell, Bert Gosse Bert. Jack Turner. W.D. Magwood & I we work hard all the afternoon & night. I am sorry I cant write to Belle. Regina Trench is being held but Fritz is demanding a great price. & the ambulance is working twenty four hours a day Dress a German with his arm blown off & also hit in the leg
▸ Where was he?
▸ The war at this time
The Battle of the Ancre Heights
The assault on Regina Trench is part of the larger Battle of the Ancre Heights (October 1 - November 11). British forces are attacking along the entire Somme front, trying to capture remaining German strongpoints before winter ends the campaign. Simultaneously, the II Corps attacks Stuff Trench to the west. The French are fighting at Sailly-Saillisel to the south. These coordinated attacks aim to straighten the Allied line and secure better positions for the winter.
