A British soldier in a flooded dug-out in a front line trench near Ploegsteert Wood, Flanders. #WorldWarI #Remembrance2018
This one is from my book, The Colour of Time: tinyurl.com/y9ddsvzj
This one is from my book, The Colour of Time: tinyurl.com/y9ddsvzj
After fierce fighting in late 1914 and early 1915, Ploegsteert Wood became a quiet sector where no major action took place. Units were sent here to recuperate and retrain after tougher fighting elsewhere and before returning to take part in more active operations.
British Tommies referred to Ploegsteert Wood as "Plugstreet Wood". From January to May 1916, Winston Churchill served in the area as Commanding Officer (Lieutenant-Colonel) of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers.
