Fine day. Batt. Football team beat 9th Coy. R.E. at football 6 – 0. Training parades. Snow at night.
Category Archives: WW1
8 Feb. MONDICOURT
Wet cold day. Battalion training.
7 Feb. MONDICOURT
Fine day. Battalion training. Football match – versus Argyles (sic). Battalion won.
6 Feb. MONDICOURT
Fine cold day. Church Parade 10am. Draft of 45 arrived.
Pay 50 Frs £1-15.10
5 Feb. MONDICOURT
Wet day. Corps Training.
4 Feb. MONDICOURT
Wet cold day. Training Parades.
3 Feb. MONDICOURT
Men get clean. Inspection by O.C. Coys.
Get a billet with Madame Lecubin. 5Frs per week.
2 Feb. COLINCAMPS.
Battalion relieved by KINGS OWN, who took over our line of trenches. Battalion proceed to MONDICOURT by march route. Start 9am. Route – Courcelles, Bus – Authie – Pas & arrive MONDICOURT 12.30pm.
1 Feb. Trenches – SUCRERIE – MAILLY – MAILLET
Dark night. Quiet day. Relieved by R. IRISH FUS. At 9pm. Battalion marched to COLINCAMPS.
31 Jan. Trenches – SUCRERIE – MAILLY
Bright sunny day. Enemy shelled front line. Also a good many rifle grenades fired at us. No damage. Trenches greatly improved by Boards etc. Corporal Cusack killed between 8 & 9 trench.