in the afternoon five of us dig a hole in the frosty ground 2’ x 2’ in 1½ hours, we break one pick & loose another. answer defaulters call every 30 minutes. Saturday Feb 10. Cookhouse from 6 AM to 5 PM. buck wood from 6 to 7 PM & then answer defaulter every 20 minutes (I wonder why twenty & not regulation 30 minutes) Sunday Feb 11. Cookhouse 6 AM to 5 PM. the day squad on wood have “put” the saw in to Dennis to be resharpened & so we cant buck any wood. R.S.M stung. Defaulter 30 min. Monday Feb 12th Cookhouse 5 AM to 3 PM was then relieved to allow me time to prepare for going up the line at dusk Supper at 4 PM. rations for 48 hours issued. leave Gd Servins at 5.30. arrive at Ablain at 7 PM 13 squads of us. 4 men to a squad Pick up nine more squads at the A.D.S. in Ablain The raid is 800 of our men going over as far back at the Huns third line & no prisoners, to kill all.
