She wearing a blanket coat and no underwear , lest soldiers discovered her abandoned petticoats .
She obtained forged identity papers as Private Denis Smith of the 1st Bn , Leicestershire Regiment , and headed for the front lines .
Wearing a blanket coat and no underwear , lest soldiers discover her abandoned petticoats , she obtained forged identity papers as Private Denis Smith of the 1st Bn , Leicestershire Regiment , and headed for the front lines .