Ralph Munday

“ Am writing from a quite comfortable dug out just behind the front line trenches. We are this week, in support; which means that we do not go into the firing line trenches, but have constant fatiques to do most of the day & night. We actually go a bit further than the front line trenches, sometimes. We are more or less under fire always but at most times one is pretty safe until bullets begin to (illegible text) & (illegible text) on the ground within a yard or so one does not notice the fire much. ”

“ From our position on this side is of a hill, and we can see the sea and a good deal of our and the enemy's trenches on both flanks. We are able to watch bombardments both from our own guns & those of the enemy; in the (illegible text) of gun fire, our side does the most. Yesterday afternoon & the day before there was a tremendous shelling of the enemy positions by our ships & land batteries. It is a serious game, neither side sees much of the other * the only people who do any damage (except when one side is making an attack) are the snipers & the guns. ”