protection against shrapnel; parapet in places too high & not bulletproof; loop holes so places that the look out men can only see a limited piece of ground straight to his front. Germans continually sending up flares & rockets. The new trench mortar could be used with good effect from G. trenches firing at houses occupied by snipers Jan 12 Relieved by 7th Brigade in the evening - no casualties during the reliefs - total casualties in the Brigade this tour 30 killed & wounded - some of the battalions say they accounted for a few Germans & our Artillery must have killed a few as the shells were bursting accurately