Item 02: W. E. Bendrey diary, 6 October 1915-19 June 1916 - Page 93
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Apl 20 morning & I helped to drink it. Very few chats, but plenty of mice big rats knocking round. Short rations today on a/c of ours getting lost or something. A few fellows feet are always cold, & very often wet. Must have a screw at Fritz's trenches later on. Had a great dinner which we cooked ourselves. Fried steak, done to a turn, fried bread, butter Jam, cheese, & tea. Then washed a little of the mud of my noble person & cleaned my teeth. The dugouts aren't bad & it would take a fair sized shell to settle them. They hold from 1 to 6 men but a chap gets little sleep at night as he's on duty all night & off during the day. The chaps we relieved are called the "Bantams" or the Lancashire fusiliers & have a dugout on our own now. Just big enough for two & fairly warm too. Gee, the rats are large, dashed near as big as a cat & jolly chunky too. One would hardly