Canal Bank. Fine day. Very hot. Nice cold bath.
Monthly Archives: July 2016
30 Jul
Trenches. Fine day. Very hot. Relieved at night by 2/R Dub Fus & go back to Support Line Hqrs Canal Bank
29 Jul
Trenches. Fine day. Very hot. Germans attempt to bomb our left post. D Coy. Attack repulsed very easily. Huns have 2 dead & have several other casualties. Our casualties 2 men S.hd [shelled?] Div & Corps Comdr sends congratulatory message. Good information obtained.
28 Jul
Fine day. Very hot. Trenches. Fairly quiet. 1 OR killed.
27 Jul
Fine day Canal Bank. Trenches 9.0pm. quiet. Relieved 1st Irish Gds. Quiet relief 1 OR killed A Coy.. Dug outs par bonne. 2RDF [Royal Dublin Fusiliers] to Canal Bank.
26 Jul
Fine day. K Camp. Marched to Canal Bank. Nice dug out. Good HdQrs. Relieved 2nd Gren Gds [Grenadier Guards] Quiet relief no casualties. A&B each side canal. D D &HQ West side.
25 Jul CAMP – POPERINGHE – WATTEAU ROAD
Fine day. Coys. Do Drill Parades.
24 Jul CAMP – POPERINGHE – WATTEAU ROAD
Fine day. Coys do Physical, Section and Platoon Drill. Coys on Rifle Range in afternoon. Prince of Wales visited Camp in afternoon.
23 Jul
Battalion detrained at HOUTPERTE near POPERINGHE & marched to “K” Camp, situated on POPERINGHE-WATTEAU ROAD & arrived at 10 am.
22 Jul BEAUVAL
Fine day. Coys. Do Drill Parades. Battalion marched from BEAUVAL at 11 pm. to CANDAS & entrained.
Way mapped out by Adjt who loses the Bn [battalion]. Chaplain rides across country & puts us right. Rotten march. Train ride Par Bonne. [sic]