The War Diary of George Culpitt, Royal Welch Fusiliers

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The chapter headings are mine, as an attempt to break down over 35,000 words. The rest of the text I have preserved as closely to my Grandfathers original as possible, including his somewhat haphazard spelling of French place names.

1 Into France

2 Etaples Camp
3 To the Front 4 The Somme
5 Panexio of Unknow Origin 6 More Training
7 The Battle of the Ancre 8 Winter 1916
9 Arras 10 The Battle of Arras
11 A Brief Respite 12 Wounded
13 Back in England 14 Once More to Face Death
15 A Portuguese Guide 16 Winter 1917
17 Out of the Trenches for Christmas! 18 Fritz's Spring Offensive
19 The Developing Air War 20 The Final Offensive
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