We heard a fearful explosion, and the ground rocked as it does in an earthquake.

It was not long before the Germans retaliated, and we heard the shells falling round us.

At daybreak I went up to the line to see the result of the explosion.

A large crater had been made in No Man's Land, but for some reason or other the side of our trench had been blown back upon our own men and there were many casualties.
I stayed in the trenches all afternoon, and on my way back went to an artillery observation post on a hill which was crowned by the ruins of an old mill.

The place was called Verbranden Molen.