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*Hénencourt Wood: Situated in hut [[billet]]s involved in [[fatigue duty|fatigue duties]].
*[[Private]] [[Morrison Timmins (19499 )]] writes a letter to the [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]:<br>{{quote-left}}Dear Sir, I am writing these few lines thanking you for the parcel I received yesterday, also “Juno” and the customers of the “Black Cock”, Distington. We are now out of the [[trench]]es for a rest a few miles behind the firing line, living in canvas huts in a wood surrounded by nothing else but mud. The Old Toms, pipe and tobacco came in handy, and I divided the cigs between my pals. Again thanking you and wishing your paper every success.<ref>''[[In Canvas Huts Surrounded by Mud]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published [[10 March]], 1916.</ref>
==1917 (Wednesday)==
*Miravaux: Battalion parades in full marching order. Marches to Camon.
*Deaths: [[George Irving (13367 Pte.)]]
==1918 (Thursday)==
*Woesten: Companies spend the day working in Battle Zone, leaving by train at 6.45am & 9.15am. They take over 4 anti-aircraft [[Lewis gun]] positions.
*The [[Lonsdales]] are congratulated on account of recent raid on [[18 February]].
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