Interpretation of section at southern end of trench:

• Phase A. Original (French 1914?) excavation of trench. Includes drainage channel.
• Phase B. Churned up matrix around brick floor subsequent to construction. Covered by clean run off probably following cleaning back of trench sides. Covered by final use run off.
• Phase C. Debris introduced into trench during a single burst of activity. possibly deliberate infill.
• Phase D. Possible shallow rescut. Surface of churned material probably indicates short period of activity/occupation. No apparent sedimentation. Single fired .303 round on occupation surface. (1918?)
• Phase E: Final deliberate infill of trench with building debris from destruction of original buildings. Sequence in trench (wall debris below roof debris) reverses probable sequence on ground (roof debris under wall debris as roof blown off followed by destruction off walls). Final mixed soil layer may represent content of sandbags or other earth used to protect roof of cellar and shovelled off last.
• Phase F: Layer of garden soil spread across site in first phase of civilian reoccupation.
• Phase G: Upcast spoil produced during modern uncontrolled excavation of site.

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