Letters from the front - TN Wlimott
Saturday 19 March 2016
19/3/16My dear motherWe are still in the trenches but the sun has improved them a lot. Yesterday evening we were heavily shelled and the Boches attacked a redoubt on our right. We nearly had to go and make a counter attack but were stopped just before.It is almost certain that we go into Divisional rest very soon and after that we shall probably change our bit of the line. I don't mind much where we go as long as there is no mining. However to get a Div Rest will be excellent. I think it means a month. The longest other rest we have had was 16 days at Xmas when we changed divisions.We met a lot of the officers of the 1st Bn the other day. The Battn was moving to take over some more line.I will write a longer letter when we get out of these trenches.Your loving son Tom