In the Dugout

Launched 16 August 2026

“In the Dugout” is the Long, Long Trail’s community site, where you can ask questions, join discussions and generally learn more about the subject. It is free to join, and easy to operate.

Please ensure that you read the topic “We do not have rules: we have guidelines“, for that tells you about the aim, philosophy and requirements of using the site.

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IWM photograph Q1555. Machine Gun Corps officer, wearing trench waders, stands at the entrance of a captured German dug-out under the ruined Church at Beaumont Hamel, November, 1916. Dugout nicknamed ‘M.G.C. Ye Corner House’.