After a "push" some of the lads of the Northumberland Fusiliers who entered one of the captured villages set about making things comfortable for themselves. Seeing a large wooden box some distance away, they made tracks to commandeer it On the way back an officer met them and queried:
Here, lads, where are you going with that?
This old egg-box, sir�we're taking it along to our dug-out, sir, one of them explained.
Egg-box be hanged! retorted the officer.
Why, that's the general's roll-top desk!