8th Battalion War Diary, January 1916: Difference between revisions
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|The enemy were particularly active with regard to [[sniping]] especially at "stand to" in the evening. There were no casualties. The repairing of the parapets & building parados occupied the companies during the day. At 8pm fatigue party from A Coy.
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|TRENCH
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|The Coy Commanders of the relieving Battn inspected our trench during the morning. There was considerably more [[sniping]] than usual during the late hours of the afternoon and the evening.
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|The Battn relieved by the 2nd S. Lancs. The relief commenced at 5am and was finished by 7am. There were no casualties. There was much more [[sniping]] than usual during the relief.
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|PLOEGSTEERT
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|Moved off at 6am to Strazeele. Arrived about 10 am after a good march, few men falling out. [[Billet|Billets]] at Strazeele were again taken up by advance party of same strength as before. Coys rather too far apart but billets good on the whole. Took over from the 6th Scottish Rifles (Cameronians). [[Billet|Billets]] untidy & in a bad state.
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|STRAZELLE
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