Nov.23. 6.a.m. Battalion relieved and marched out in pouring rain to Hamel where we breakfasted in open, then along roads knee deep in mud and water to Mailly-Maillet and billeted in ruined house by 4 p.m. Got a large fire going and had lunch then hot baths and shave – the first wash for 13 days.
Then tea and bed all in one room with stone floor and no door or windows – but a large fire and blankets and over coats.
Imperial War Museum