Fine day. Rest & clean up. Get orders at 12.30 pm to line the Lillers-Bomecques road for the King. Bttn returns about 4.30pm.
Category Archives: WW1
Friday 9 August
Fine day but cloudy, we get good news again from the South, plenty of prisoners etc. Bttn [Battalion] relieved in line by 1st R Bgde [1st Rifle Brigade]
Thursday 8 August
Fine day. Our concert party progresses very well. Dull at night. Fritz shells all round fairly heavy.
Wednesday 7 August ALLOUAGNE
Fine day. QrM [Quartermaster] returns from leave 2 days absent, nothing said.
Tuesday 6 August ALLOUAGNE
Showery morning. I see Maj Brindley 10th Bttn & have a chat. Aircraft very active at night.
Monday 5 August
Fine morning, slight showers later. We run off the trials in the afternoon for the Corps show & do very well. Col Marriott to Hospt [Hospital] at night.
Sunday 4 August
Fine day. Commemoration Service at L’Eclame for the 4 years of war. Div Horse Show in the afternoon.
Saturday 3 August
Dull morning & showers again. Div Horse Show starts, but we don’t do very well 3rd in Cooker & Limber.
Enemy Arty put down Barrage on Left Battalion & attempts a raid which is repulsed.
Friday 2 August
Very wet day. Horse Show should have started but is cancelled on account of rain. Chaplain wounded at L’Eclame.
Thursday 1 August
Fine day. Activity by both artys [artilleries] at night Canal Bank & Mt Bunechon receive at lot of attention.