That's me with the pensive look on my face and resting on my knee. I was a sight more active several hours later.

With 01, looks like we had a snap happy lad around or he may have been psychic and got the last photos of some of the lads who went missing.

Note the majority of weapons are semi-automatic Brens or Owens. Allmembers of the patrol will wear flak-jackets, they were very protectiveagainst grenade shrapnel. Soldier at front left appears to have a rifleand is carrying spare magazines for a bren gun in his pocket. A ratherferocious bayonet is laying on the sandbags, they fitted both .303 rifleand Owen guns.

The trench line cut through the hillside is for protection and movement,if being shelled or mortared. Not too wide as can be seen, thus harder todrop a projectile into.

By the look of the CSM standing there, and the palatial sandbag structure.This most likely was company HQ. The CSM didn't go out on these patrols,but liked to dress up and be photographed with the lads.