Saturday 18th
September 1915: The adjutant of the 1st Battalion at Suzanne on the north bank
of the River Somme has told us that, in addition to the poor state of the
trenches taken over from the French, there are problems with supply. All water,
stores and meals have to be carried distances varying from half a mile to a
mile by hand. Combined with the length of trenches to be guarded, this fatigue
work leaves very few men available for the urgent alterations required in the
defences and throws a severe strain on all ranks.
Source: X550/2/5
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