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==1915==
*Right half Battalion returns to Bouzincourt from the [[trench]]es near [[Albert (
*Officers and [[NCO]]’s of left half of Battalion are attached for instruction in the trenches to garrison the F1 and F2 sub-sectors.<ref name="wdnovdec15" />
*{{quote-left}}They are in very good form, and prepared to look smiling under all possible circumstances. I had a talk yesterday on the futility of grousing and the necessity of making the best instead of the worst of everything. Sandbags much wanted. I have been in the trenches a lot to-day, and see how useful a private supply would be. Difficulty in keeping the walls standing, owing to the quantity of water, and there is nothing like sandbags.{{quote-right}} – [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P.W. Machell]] <ref name="lons15" />
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