November 23rd 1914
We march 8 miles from F to B spend one day in some pig styes, we arrive at some more trenches to relieve the Dub F the E have seen us coming and open fire before we can get in the trenches…The Dub F’s tell us it is the worst place they have been in and are glad to get out.
Diary of Private W Tapp, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, November 1914- January 1915
Imperial war Museum Archives