A cold, wet night in France. My company was making its way up a
communication trench on the right of the Arras-Cambrin road. It was in
some places waist deep in mud. I was in front next to my officer when
the word was passed down that one of the men had fallen into the mud
and could not be found. The officer sent me back to find out what had
happened.
On reaching the spot I found that the man had fallen into the mouth of
a very deep dug-out which had not been used for some time.