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Title: The Times history of the war
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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(l-rtnch official photograph.I KHNCH SOI.DIEKS HAI<VF,STIN(; IN IIf:AIf brilliant lightsin the dirtiction of the Britisli trt»nche8. Atgreat risk men jumped up and kicked off theburning projectiles. lJt)uquet8 of gas shellsdescended in the British lines and masks hadto be donned. About 9 p.m., when there wasstill some twilight left, our troops leapt forward.On the left the Kentish soldiers immediateobjective was a trench running diagonallyacross the ground in front of Mouquet Farm.The ground in front of it hail been recon-
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noititxl before the attack began by the colonelin coniman than usually (elaborate. Oneof them was a veritable two-ston*y subterra-nean villa. It consisted of six rooms, a kitchenand signalling station. The upper rooms were15 feet, the lower 30 feet, beneath the surfaceBeautiful tapestries, handsome carpets, com-fortable furniture, cupboaids full of wine,spirits, liqueurs and cigars, female apparel,revealed tlu* tastes of its occupants. Waterand electric light were laid on. In anotherdug-out there were camp bcnls for 120 soldiers. The Germans rallied, and bombing partiesfrom Mouquet Fanu advanced against ourmen, but were cut down by a young officerwith a Lewis gun. To the right of the Kentish troops the menof Susse

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