shell I believe is 5 ft long & the gun takes from 15 to 20 minutes to reload March 8th Sir Horace visits the camp in the afternoon and tells the men how pleased everyone is with the way they have done - saved the situation etc etc. Bitterly cold day. North-west wind blowing hard. Boxing in the afternoon. Mar 9th Relieve the 13th Brigade in the trenches southeast of YPRES. We have taken over a very longline which is weakly held. Reliefs at 12.30am on the Mar 10 very cold draughty farmhouse as headquarters - said to be shelled occasionally - there is a cellar which