FOOTNOTES:[1]See Note,Appendix I.[2]General Nugent’s reference is of course to the First of July, a date sacred to Orangemen.
[1]See Note,Appendix I.
[1]See Note,Appendix I.
[2]General Nugent’s reference is of course to the First of July, a date sacred to Orangemen.
[2]General Nugent’s reference is of course to the First of July, a date sacred to Orangemen.
Transcriber's notes:The following is a list of changes made to the original. The first line is the original line, the second the corrected one.About 8 a.m. a corporal of the King'sOwn"who had been doingAbout 8 a.m. a corporal of the King'sOwnwho had been doingWoodgate called tome"You take the two centre platoonsWoodgate called tome:"You take the two centre platoonsformed the fish pond of the ancientmonastryof Buigny l'Abbe;formed the fish pond of the ancientmonasteryof Buigny l'Abbe;the roof of a subterranean passage leading from themonastry,the roof of a subterranean passage leading from themonastery,There wereexcellent,hot and cold shower baths for the men,There wereexcellenthot and cold shower baths for the men,"TwoLundy's had been prepared, one large and the other small.TwoLundy's had been prepared, one large and the other small.Fruits, plumb pudding, Xmasdeserts.Fruits, plumb pudding, Xmasdesserts.This time we gave theBoche500 to every 50 of theirs,This time we gave theBosche500 to every 50 of theirs,On February 29 our first deathoccured, poor young WattOn February 29 our first deathoccurred, poor young Watthe shelled half a dozen villages to therere,he shelled half a dozen villages to therear,For over a year she had hung at an angle of 15degeesFor over a year she had hung at an angle of 15degreesa head emerging from the earth which had fallen in allrounda head emerging from the earth which had fallen in allround;enemy artillery began,apparantlyon our lines in front of Thiepval,enemy artillery began,apparentlyon our lines in front of Thiepval,the stiff upper lip and clenched teeth that meant death orvictory.the stiff upper lip and clenched teeth that meant death orvictory."the great Roman road, now called theChauseeBrunehaut,the great Roman road, now called theChausséeBrunehaut,the founder of the celebrated Abbey ofCentul(now St. Riquier),the founder of the celebrated Abbey ofCentule(now St. Riquier),
Transcriber's notes:
The following is a list of changes made to the original. The first line is the original line, the second the corrected one.
About 8 a.m. a corporal of the King'sOwn"who had been doingAbout 8 a.m. a corporal of the King'sOwnwho had been doing
Woodgate called tome"You take the two centre platoonsWoodgate called tome:"You take the two centre platoons
formed the fish pond of the ancientmonastryof Buigny l'Abbe;formed the fish pond of the ancientmonasteryof Buigny l'Abbe;
the roof of a subterranean passage leading from themonastry,the roof of a subterranean passage leading from themonastery,
There wereexcellent,hot and cold shower baths for the men,There wereexcellenthot and cold shower baths for the men,
"TwoLundy's had been prepared, one large and the other small.TwoLundy's had been prepared, one large and the other small.
Fruits, plumb pudding, Xmasdeserts.Fruits, plumb pudding, Xmasdesserts.
This time we gave theBoche500 to every 50 of theirs,This time we gave theBosche500 to every 50 of theirs,
On February 29 our first deathoccured, poor young WattOn February 29 our first deathoccurred, poor young Watt
he shelled half a dozen villages to therere,he shelled half a dozen villages to therear,
For over a year she had hung at an angle of 15degeesFor over a year she had hung at an angle of 15degrees
a head emerging from the earth which had fallen in allrounda head emerging from the earth which had fallen in allround;
enemy artillery began,apparantlyon our lines in front of Thiepval,enemy artillery began,apparentlyon our lines in front of Thiepval,
the stiff upper lip and clenched teeth that meant death orvictory.the stiff upper lip and clenched teeth that meant death orvictory."
the great Roman road, now called theChauseeBrunehaut,the great Roman road, now called theChausséeBrunehaut,
the founder of the celebrated Abbey ofCentul(now St. Riquier),the founder of the celebrated Abbey ofCentule(now St. Riquier),