At 11am, in conditions described by J.B. Priestley as,
“absolutely arctic – blizzards and terrible frost”, the men were assembled and
marched, at the head of the Brigade, twelve miles east in the freezing conditions
to the area between Neuf Berquin and Estaires, arriving at 5pm. Here they
“slept, or rather tried to sleep, in ramshackle old sheds, huddled together
without blankets or anything”.
Orders had been received at Brigade level for 69th Brigade to occupy trenches in the Laventie sector, relieving 23rd Brigade; however, these orders were quickly rescinded.
Orders had been received at Brigade level for 69th Brigade to occupy trenches in the Laventie sector, relieving 23rd Brigade; however, these orders were quickly rescinded.
At home in Dorchester, Frances Parker, wife of L.Cpl. Charles Edward Parker (see 17th September 1914) gave
birth to the couple’s first child, a daughter who would be named Violet.
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