27 September 1915:
Lay in reserve trench until 2.30pm then advanced on hill 70 with 4th Grenadiers and Welsh Guards. Got lost in ruined village. Worked all night digging ourselves in on crest of hill 70. First rum issue since June 1st. Bon.
The ruined village Louis refers to is Loos. To get to Hill 70 they had to encounter stern defences and machine gun fire. The Scots Guards were supporting the Welsh and Grenadier Guards and at one stage ended up waiting for two hours in Loos as the houses around them were being knocked down by heavy enemy shelling.
The ruined village Louis refers to is Loos. To get to Hill 70 they had to encounter stern defences and machine gun fire. The Scots Guards were supporting the Welsh and Grenadier Guards and at one stage ended up waiting for two hours in Loos as the houses around them were being knocked down by heavy enemy shelling.
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