Tuesday 25th April 1916: During this past month the East
Anglian Royal Engineers have been improving the defences of Cité-Calonne just
north of Béthune. The work has consisted of construction of concrete machine
gun emplacements in the support line and the building of strongpoints and
artillery observation posts. They have also been making tunnels to help troops
get to the front without running the gauntlet of artillery fire. As if this was
not enough they have also been constructing a reserve line running through the
houses of Calonne.
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