Thats Lovely. Tell your dad I forgive him for giving us a stonking on our way back from a deep penetration of the German lines.

I cannot be sure, but the stone wall in picture one, in that exact place is where we dug in using the wall for protection. Later, I shook my mate Harry, and told him "Harry your hair is full of glow worms" The reply was "So is yours mate"

Why is it I expect the Veterans to look young? That is how I remember them.

Please give your Dad my very best wishes, and tell him the best grub out of the Compo pack was the tinned bacon. Ask him if he recalls the long stream of scalding water, steam, and fat, that spurted yards when they were punctured.
Cheers and thanks
Sapper...PS Did your Dad get through unscathed?