the pole about 50 yards to his front.
[Sketch: lookout]
On the night of March 4th we hand over to the 15th Brigade, who like us, have been lent to this division. Reliefs were completed quietly by 1.30am & the9th Brigade billet South of VLAMERTINGHE - four battalions are in wooden huts which let the rain in & are very uncomfortable total casualties during our 15 days in the trenches amount to 15 officers 500 other ranks killed and wounded. This is very high, nearly five times as many as we used to have in the Kemmel trenches. Weather is mild and not much rain. One of the German rifle