Fine day. Coys [companies] training.
Monthly Archives: April 2015
19th April: OULTERSTEENE
Lovely day. Coys [companies] training. Rest doing all the men good.
18th April: OULTERSTEENE
Coys [companies] do close drill. Church parade 10.15a.m. Lovely day. Battalion inspected by G.O.C. [General Officer Commanding] III Corps.
17th April: OULTERSTEENE
Coys [companies] training. Heavy gunfire audible towards YPRES.
16th April: OULTERSTEENE
Glorious weather. Coys [companies] training. Battalion played Seaforths [Seaforth Highlanders] in afternoon at football & won 4-0.
15th April: OULTERSTEENE
Fine & warm. Coys [companies] do training.
14th April: BAILLEUL
Coys [companies] did 4 hours training. Fine & warm. Battalion marched off at 4pm to OULTERSTEENE & went into billets.
13th April: BAILLEUL
Coys [companies] went to Baths. Fine and warm. A few storms.
12th April: LA CRECHE
Battalion marched off at 10.30am to BAILLEUL & went into billets I RUE DE MOULINS. At 11.50 p.m. Zeppellin [sic] flew over town dropped 15 Bombs. One fell in RUE DE MOULINS, demolished 2 houses. 2 women & 1 baby killed.
11th April: LA CRECHE
Beautiful day. Battalion rests.