Terrible Shelling at Hill 60

Tuesday 20th April 1915: At Hill 60 south-east of Ypres 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment is holding the newly won Hill 60 along with 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. They have suffered from a huge German bombardment all night which has lasted into this morning. The guns are close and on three sides of the hill, which juts out into the German lines. This means that shells are coming from the side, or flank, a situation known as enfilading fire as well as from the front. It must be terrible. No doubt further German attempts to take the hill will be made during the course of today.

Source: X550/2/5