Fine morning. Bttn [Battalion] does training. Hd Qrs pde [Head Quarters Parade] for inspection & drill. NCOs in the afternoon. Fine night.
Category Archives: WW1
Thursday 7 November Preseau
Fine morning. We clean up & get orders for training. Some wet again later.
Wednesday 6 November SAULZOIR
Wet morning. We get orders to move at 8.50am for PRESEAU. March via Verchain, Querenaing, Artres & arrive about 1.30pm drenched to the skin, get billets not too good, very quiet & Jerry well on the move.
Tuesday 5 November SAULZOIR
Wet again. Coys [Companies] do a bit of training. We have a Whist Drive at night, very good. 104 players & we get 148Frs as prizes. Lot of trouble but worth it. Wet night.
Monday 4 November SAULZOIR
Wet day, we clean up & have inspections, can’t do much on account of rain.
Sunday 3 November Verchain
Fine day. We move back to Saulzoir at 12.10 nasty road & heavy walking, get in about 1.30pm. Have a nice bath & change. Tres Bien.
Saturday 2 November Line
Fine morning. Barrage opens 5.30am. Seaforths [Seaforth Highlanders] & Kings Own attack, good progress & all objectives reached. Lots of prisoners & 5 guns taken, good many officers. Wet about 10.0am, rain nearly all day. We move back to Vereham at 4.20pm, arrive about 6.0pm. Stay the night. Fritz sending some HV over.
Friday 1 November SAULZOIR
Fine day, aircraft active, we get orders to stand by. I take NCOs at 3.0pm. Rifle exercises. We move forward at 7,20pm to Verchain, wait there about 2 hours & then move to Querenaisy [?], arrive about 1.30pm. Fritz shelling a bit.
Thursday 31 October SAULZOIR
Fine morning, some rain later. Bttn [Battalion] do training. HdQrs pde [Head Quarters Parade] Battle Order. Concert at night, very good.
Wednesday 30 October SAULZOIR
Fine day. Bttn at training. More civilians return. Lecture at 4.0pm by educational officer. Fine night.