Dear diary As I write this entry, going over the top has already been delayed by 48 hours. I dont think that they will delay it again as I guess they just want us to go over the line.

3:00

Two hours to go and I get the feeling as if we are going in an instant because of the shock  As men and boys getting geared up ready to go over like a Chinese firework ready to explode through our stomachs . As they line up all of the soldiers straight in a line, Fred our SSgt asked for one of the private’s to watch. I have no idea what his name is, it is normally something like Jack or Luke.

4:15

Forty five minutes to go. Getting close to the dead line thinking if I’m going to make it or not. Men are lining up like children at a candy store expect of being in joy when walking in as we are meet but fear. One by one each second feels like a minute; each minute feels like an hour. Why are we going over now?  I think the Germans know we are coming, so why don’t we just catch them off guard. That will make them confused or shocked. The sooner we do this, the easier it will be. When they are asleep, there’ll be no machine gunners which will be an easier job for us and less likely for anyone to die. We’ll have no battle of any British dying  well just go in and  stab them that will finish it faster, no one wants to fire a gun or take a life right?  War is just taking the moral respect out of countries as we are not meant to be fighting every country wants peace but thanks to the Germans that is not going to happen we are going to have to fight for what we believe in no matter what. At this point in time we’ve all becoming like family. As we walk to the western front we hear guns beginning to set off I guess I was right they knew we were coming. I start to shake in fear when we are lining up for the final time. Then the leader of the army tells us not to worry it’s just a walk over and no British should be scared because we’re showing pride for our country and we should not give up and if we did we are not British.

You may take our life but we are men, we fight for our country and we do this for England and our king!