Just a line to let you know I'm still all right. We are in the trenches again and having a bit better time of it. We are up here for 24 days all told, 8 in the front line 8 in support and 8 in the front line again. Of course this is providing we do not get our rest, which is long overdue. There are some RIR men in with us, and rumour has it that we are being relieved by them, but of course we are used to rumours by now.
The weather is very cold and we have hard frosts every night and there is still some snow. I was sorry to hear Pater was not well, but hope he is better by this. We are still at Fonquevilliers, just on the right of Hebuterne. The church here is awfully knocked about, they seem to take a special delight in shelling it every day. I'm sending you some more photos of the places that have caught it, so hope they will arrive all right.
We had a working party out last night, on the wire, and the Germans must have known as they sent a bombing party out and started bombing them and firing with revolvers at them. Our covering party opened fire on them, and we were working just in the front line, so we put down tools and had a nice little skirmish on our own. We had 3 missing when we were ordered to stand down, but I am pleased to say we got all 3 in although they were wounded. However I think we can safely say we got the best of it, as no one could possibly have been out in front of us and not get hit amid such a hail of bullets. I think they were trying to get evens with us for the night before. They had a big working party out and our artillery opened fire, and fairly did warm them up. You talk about screams and groans from them. There could be no doubt about it they got right amongst them.
You can send some fags now as I've got through mine now and the issue is very small at present, we can get through them in a day. Well I think this is all at present.
Hoping all at home are well, as it leaves me in the pink.
Your loving son Billie
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