Proofreading Team A YANKEE IN THE TRENCHES By R. DERBY HOLMES CORPORAL OF THE 22D LONDON BATTALION OF THE QUEEN’S ROYAL WEST SURREY REGIMENT _ILLUSTRATED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS_ BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1918 Dedication TO MARION A. PUTTEE, SOUTHALL, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, I DEDICATE THIS BOOK AS A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE LOVING THOUGHTS