large ammunition dump with his air craft. Heavy explosions all night. makes our tent flap all night. lay in the slush & have a good sleep. Shells going over our tent to Albert. he is putting some shells into Albert with delayed action Monday & Tuesday Nov 6 & 7. Officers mess jumped my job & told Sergt Whitty to put me anywhere away from that mud-hole of a cook house do not like being a flunky. did not sign up for a B.P. Wed Nov 8 Send Belle a green envelope I get from Whitty, told her of a couple of trips sorry I told her Do a bit of road making, rumour of move up to Armatiers. no more to go up to Suicide Corner for dressing station on Bapaume Rd. Called for ward orderly, ward is a big doni tent 7 AM to 7 PM. 24 patients. Fritz shelled near us all night, quite a few gas shells. Thursday Nov 9. Tent fills up & had seven over put them round the fire & ten were kept in A & D tent got 6 hours sleep Friday Nov 10. Had a shell drop near our tent digs a hole 5 foot deep. 102 & 4th
▸ Where was he?
▸ The war at this time
Final operations
The Battle of the Somme is nearing its end. The weather has turned cold. Rain gives way to sleet and snow. The mud freezes at night and thaws by day. Large-scale operations are no longer practical, but limited attacks continue to improve positions before winter. The eastern end of Regina Trench remains in German hands. The 4th Canadian Division is preparing for one final assault to capture the remainder. The attack is scheduled for November 10-11. After that, the Canadian Corps will be relieved.
