War Diaries Talk

Underground war

by erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be

Must have been nerve racking that underground war.

Posted October 31, 2017 6:50 PM
by ral104 moderator, scientist

Absolutely. Difficult to imagine quite how awful the conditions must have been.

Posted November 1, 2017 1:36 PM

Subject: AWD0003u9j

by erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be

#weaponsystem 4.7 shells

Posted October 31, 2017 6:45 PM
by erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be

#casualty 1 killed R.E.

Posted October 31, 2017 6:48 PM
by erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be

Man killed on 3rd July could be James Benjamin 171st Tunnelling Coy, author of private diary being detached to this Coy.

Posted October 31, 2017 6:58 PM
by f0rbe5

La Clyte is La Clytte, which today is De Klitje

Posted November 19, 2017 7:20 PM
by f0rbe5

British let off another camouflet in their #mine galleries, having again heard German activity

Posted November 19, 2017 7:20 PM
by f0rbe5

#friendlyfire #weaponsystem 4.7" HE shell burst short and nearly killed team at head of #mine shaft

Posted November 19, 2017 7:21 PM
by f0rbe5

Germans appear to have counter-#mine against British camouflet effort; good deal of British galleries wrecked

Posted November 19, 2017 7:22 PM
by f0rbe5

British camouflet ready in #mine but waiting to clearly hear German activity

Posted November 19, 2017 7:24 PM
by f0rbe5

German camouflet killed one Briton in our #mine

Posted November 19, 2017 7:24 PM
by f0rbe5

#casualty is probably Spr B James, 66905, altho CWGC report date of death as 02/07/15

Posted November 19, 2017 7:29 PM