Welcome back to the Somme News and week twenty, it certainly feels never ending. Despite an overcast day, our moods were lifted with the news that the number of prisoners we have taken over the last two days has reached over 5,200. British soldiers advanced to the east of the Butte De Warlencourt, adding to the previous number. Haig was seen paying a visit to Rawlinson earlier today, whilst on his way to Paris for a conference and is said to be delighted at Gough's success.
Not much to report for day one hundred and thirty eight apart from that a German counter-attack earlier today failed. The mood in the trench is sombre tonight, as one chum said as how on the 15th November every year without fail, his mother would make the Christmas cake and he expected he would miss out on another one. It made us all wonder how much longer this war would drag on and which Christmas would it be over by.
We awoke to a clear but cold day. British soldiers managed to extend their line eastwards from Beaucourt today but retreated from part of the ground to the east of the Butte De Warlencourt. Meanwhile, Rawlinson took Lord Milner to Candas aerodrome earlier, where they enjoyed a tour led by Trenchard as well as watching some flying that had been arranged for them.
There is not really anything to report on day one hundred and forty of the battle of the Somme apart from that there have been further advances on the Ancre.
What a momentous day, today, on the 18th November 1916, we received the news that the battle of the Somme was over after British soldiers advanced north and south of the Ancre, reaching the outskirts of Grandcourt. Operations over the Somme are now over but I'm sure a new battle will commence soon.
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