Q.6.a and Other places: Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918

A first-person memoir recounts three years' service with the 7th Northumberland Fusiliers and the 50th Division on the Western Front, tracing training, fatigue, and the bonds formed among comrades. The narrative moves through named actions—Hill 60, Mount Sorrel, the Somme, Mametz Wood, Arras, Passchendaele, and the Hindenburg Line—portraying trench life, bombardment, raids, and offensive advances. Interspersed are accounts of brigade and divisional routines, rest periods behind the lines, interactions with civilians, and practical details of movement and logistics. Recollection and reflection dominate the tone, offering restrained grief, practical observation, and occasional commentary on leadership and the human cost of sustained warfare.