Item 01: William Henry Nicholson diary, 19 August 1915-31 December 1916 - Page 80
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[Page 80]
they are nearly all wearing German spiked helmets, and tell tales of terrific fighting. We passed a church in Albert that the Huns have destroyed it must have been a magnificent place. We have left our packs and over-coats stored in Warloy, and are in very light fighting order. Received a lot of mail you today.
20/7/16.
Last night we releived the 13th Kings Royal Rifles, opposite the village of "Pozieres," which the Germans hold. There has been terrific fighting about here, and this battlefield is a dreadful spectacle, for the dead still lie unburied. The trenches here are very rough. I was detailed off this morning with a party of 50 other chaps to go to "Gordon's Dump", on carrying fatigue. Carrying ammunition, rations, and
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