difficult to stop them from talking across the trenches. They are however better than they were no doubt our predecessors in the line must have encouraged it. 29 November 1915 Relieved by the 8th Brigade & go back to billets round RENIGHELST relief finished 11.30pm. The 76th Brigade holds a portion of the Divisional front & arranges its own reliefs – the 8th & 9th Brigades relieve each other every seven days. The men are in huts and tents – our head quarters are in huts 30 November 1915 Camps are over ankle deep in mud, & very uncomfortable for the men – new sites have been chosen. This is the amount of ammunition allowed for 1 week lately [Division] | 2,75 Shrapnel | 18 Pounder High Explosives | 4.5 Howitzer High Explosives | 6 Howitzer High Explosives 3rd Division | 300 | 2000 | 150 | 200 9th Division | - | 1000 | 80 | 150x 24th Division | - | 250 | 30 | 50