We were in a trench in front of Carnoy on the Somme when the Germans
made a raid on us. It was all over in a few minutes, and we were minus
eight men--taken away by the raiders.
Shortly afterwards I was standing in a bay feeling rather shaky when
a face suddenly appeared over the top. I challenged, and was answered
with these words:
"It's orl right. It's me. They was a-takin' us to a dance over there,
but I abaht-turned 'arfway acrorst an' crawled back fer me pumps."--_E.
Smith (late Middlesex Regt.), 2 Barrack Road, Aldershot._