Fine morning Bttn parade on Brigade parade ground for presentation of medals. Capt WARREN gets MC, Cpl GUEST gets MM. Speech by Lt Gen FERGUSON Corps Comdr. Very hot & several men faint. Fine night.
Category Archives: WW1
May 24 HOUVIGNEUL
Fine morning. Bttn does Baths. We go on with training for Bgde [Brigade] sports & get on very well. I attend committee meeting at 5.30 pm. Fine night good sleep.
May 23 HOUVIGNEUL
Fine day very hot. Bttn does training we get to work again with our sports training & have a good day. M.G. Coy [Machine Gun Company] hold their sports on our ground. Finish about 8.0 pm. Very tired. Good night.
May 22 HOUVIGNEUL
Wet morning, fine later, we do some training in the afternoon & evening. Feel a bit stiff but soon work it off. Good nights sleep.
May 21 HOUVIGNEUL
Fine morning, one or two showers later. Bttn sports in the afternoon, very nice pleasant afternoon, everything goes without a hitch. Follies give us a concert in the evening which was very nice. Maj BANNERMAN visits us & enjoys the time. Very tired good night’s sleep.
May 20 HOUVIGNEUL
Fine morning. Church parade 10.0 am very nice afterwards work on sports ground getting things ready. Training in afternoon & evening. Good sleep.
May 19 HOUVIGNEUL
Fine day. BEVAN very ill & has to stay in bed. Dr. says he must go to hospt, but he does not go. We do training again in afternoon & evening. Very tired. Good sleep.
May 18 HOUVIGNEUL
Fine day very warm. Bttn does training. We get a Gym Instructor for Bayonet Fighting. Good days work, get Tug-of-War team at night & do a bit of training. We visit HBs [Household Battalion] & get well greased.
May 17 HOUVIGNEUL
Very wet morning until about 11.0 am. We try to level ground for sports, but can’t do much as it’s too wet. C.O. goes on leave. Tres Bien.
May 16 HOUVIGNEUL
Fine morning but dull. Brigade inspected by Corps Comdr at 10.30 am. Same old lecture but appeared well satisfied. Heavy rain in afternoon & evening.