... September 18th. Prisoner Joined the army within few weeks of the declaration of war. and had fought at Loos and the Battle of the Somme in July and August. While in the trenches be beard of his wife’s misconduct with another man. and wrote pitiful letter ...

... labours mt.” Our accompaniment was the thunder of our artillery, and yon can have no conception what that is like in this Battle of the Somme.” It never cesses day or night As we sing the verses of the hymn, can hear our shells hurtling through the air, and ...