I survived the Somme

Charles Meeres served on the Western Front between 1915 and 1918. He kept a secret diary and painted many watercolours of life at the front, so that his diary gives a unique insight into the campaign in France over four years. He describes how he fought alongside the men of Kitchener''s army at the Battle of Loos in 1915 and daily life in the trenches in the winter of that year. He was present at ...