Above the entrance to a certain dug-out somewhere in Flanders some wit
had fixed a board upon which was roughly painted, "The Winkle Shell."
The ebb and tide of battle left the dug-out in German hands, but one
day during an advance the British infantry recaptured the trench in
which "The Winkle Shell" was situated.
Along the trench came a Cockney with his rifle ready and his bayonet
fixed. Hearing voices coming from the dug-out he halted, looked
reflectively at the notice-board, and then cautiously poking his
bayonet into the dug-out called out, "Nah, then, come on aht of it
afore I gits me blinkin' 'pin' busy."--_Sidney A. Wood (late C/275
Battery, R.F.A.), 32 Lucas Avenue, Upton Park, E.13._