Pozieres looked very much like La Boisselle.
Some heaps or rubbish and earth reddened by bricks and brick-dust alone showed where the village had been.

At Pozieres the Y.M.C.A.

had another coffee-stall, where coffee was given away free.

These coffee-stalls were a great institution, and in addition to the bracing effect of the drink provided, the rude shack with its cheery fire always made a pleasant place for rest and conversation.
After Courcelette was taken by the 2nd Division, our front line lay beyond it past Death Valley on the slope leading down to Regina Trench, and onward to the villages of Pys and Miraumont.

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