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waggons of ours near the church with the wood we looked out in the afternoon, we get back to A.D.S. only to find we have to stack a load of heavy timbers & so ends our “rest” day. Sunday Jan 28. Sawing up wood all day had to go on again after supper to get four bags more for the swingers in the A & D room & sergts dugout. we even have to carry it for the lazy cusses. & all they do is eat & burn wood. Monday Jan 29 Filling sandbags all day & pile them up onto the dressing station after dark.

Tuesday Jan 30. Nells birthday Skipped fatigue all morning feel a little more rested, after a sleep on a stretcher now we have fixed up our hole a little with stretcher racks etc & a good stove. we fill sandbags all the afternoon & evening.

Wed Jan 31 Did very little all day except clean up & get ready for the Holloway trench dugout, leave at 6 PM. for the front line (or very near it) we

Where was he?
The war at this time

The tunnellers

Beneath the Western Front, a hidden war is being fought. Tunnelling companies dig towards enemy lines, planting massive explosive charges. Counter-mining teams listen for enemy diggers. Underground battles are fought with picks, knives, and bare hands in pitch darkness. At Vimy, British and Canadian tunnellers are preparing a series of mines to be detonated at zero hour. Some will contain up to 20,000 pounds of explosives. The tunnels also serve as subways, allowing troops to approach the front line under cover. Miles of underground passages honeycomb the ridge.