Saturday 18th November 1916 From our Correspondent in the Field
It has been
very wet again today here on the Somme. There was even a heavy fall of snow at
Berles-au-Bois where 2nd Bedfords are in the line.
The rain and
snow has simply added to the misery of the troops in the front and support
lines. The word here is that the Battle of the Somme has probably come to a
close. This morning the Higland Light Infantry from 32nd Division attacked
Frankfort Trench, east of Beaucourt, in a blinding sleety rain. Sadly their attack ran into heavy
fire and, though a small number of men made it into the trench they were forced
out again. The two battalions taking part have lost around 275 dead between
them(1).
Source: X550/3/wd
(1) This was
the last attack during the Battle of the Somme.
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