... cover of the broken walls, and then entered a communication trench called 'Somme Street'. We moved along this trench in daylight for 300 yards and then we were only 100 yards from our own front line, and 400 yards from the enemy front line. This communication trench was in places only 3 feet deep and we were exposed to the enemy fire. Our work was to deepen this trench to 7 feet, also make it wide enough for two men to pass. No earth could be thrown on top but had to be put in sandbags and passed down the trench. Everything went well 'till 3 o'clock in the afternoon when 'Jerry' started to strafe and strafed us so we had to stop the work but we eventually completed it without any casualties. During the time we were working we had to keep our equipment on, also rifles at hand. All ...

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