Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Albert and Agnes Hubbard. The War Diary for today records. (Morning Report) On my right at 10.00pm officers patrol went towards old filled in trench recently occupied by 21st Bde – reported presence of about 50 enemy in the trench. This report was sent to left section of the Bde. This party would be about 150 yards from my right flank and to the south of it. A little further south near the blown up barn. Germans have improved communication of day trenches and firing was continued practically the whole night. Scouts and patrols report that Germans on east front on my right flank are digging or sapping from the new trench towards the south face of the farm enclosure held by us on our right. This farm is still burning. More work going on in trenches last night than usual. On my centre enemy turned searchlight and fired on the trenches half a dozen times during the night - this fire was not returned in this part – searchlight was continually turned on the scouts when they fired at us. On my left enemy continue to dig in -?- -?- their original line of trench. Scouts worked along the whole line of this trench 50 yards of enemy and heard movement and talking going on. They also had a listening patrol of about 6 men in front of their centre. During the day sandbags were filled. And during the night the standing patrol in the ditch running towards the enemy was advanced some 60 yards where they established themselves. Sapping was commenced and we will push further forward still. Parties continued work all night improving loopholes, strengthening wire entanglements and pushing trenches forward to accommodate listening patrols towards the enemy. Could we be supplied with a number of those fir poles mentioned by French G. S. to make bomb proof shelters which I am starting for the men. Also I want more sandbags and wire as these are continually damaged by enemy’s shell fire. One German killed yesterday at range of 5 yards. Casualties 1 wounded, 4 sick. F.S. 15 and 623. (Evening Report) The right was subjected to somewhat heavy shell fire today which did damage to parapets. On left enemy are continuing to dig an advance trench about 150 yards in front of their last one.