He almost felt sorry for the poor brutes

TCD MS 10247/1/836 folio 5 recto

TCD MS 10247/1/836 folio 5 recto

[2 May 1917] our line – he said he almost felt sorry for the poor brutes having to march a couple of thousand yards through this.

Certainly it seems to me out of the question that any Army could stand such a state of war. To listen and watch our barrage opening up just as it begins to get light is like a tremendous blaze and thunder through the whole air – and we really seem to have more ammunition than we can put through – I can tell you we’ve been doing some work – our day usually either begins or ends about 4.0 a.m and statistics of the weight of metal our battery alone puts through would really astound you.

Of course we’re finished now