Billy Truman brought me breakfast and I lay in for a short time. Not bad * and my arm prick† all right. Worked all day as usual.
Bethmann Hollweg1 made speech in the Reichstag.
Bethmann Hollweg was the German Imperial Chancellor. One of the problems by this stage was that the German generals were increasingly taking charge of policy, while the relationship of the Kaiser, though nominally possessing autocratic power, with his appointed ministers was becoming increasingly ambiguous. ↩
Up at 7 o’clock. Inoculated at 11 o’clock against enteric fever1. Usual day.
Enteric fever, more commonly now known as typhoid fever. ↩
Up about 7 o’clock and on duty at 7.30. A lot of patients in and we were kept fairly busy. Went up to the service in the Mairie at night and heard the new preacher. A very good service. Had short walk afterwards and slept well.
Up about 7 o’clock. On duty in the hospital. A few patients in. Kept fairly busy all day. Boxing test† and Bill Jolly beat two men.
On duty in the hospital. A few patients in. Not much doing.
Up about 7 o’clock. Drew rations from billet. Packed kit and marched off at 9.45. Arrived at Beaval1 about midday. Had some coffee and was called away to help to set up a hospital. Worked until after tea. Slept in the barn. Had potato chips at the hospital for supper2.
Marched from Hem-Hardinval (A) to Beauval (B). ↩
“Potato chips”: Probably something more akin to French fries than to crisps. See note on 30 June 1915. ↩
Up at about 10 o’clock. Went into Doullens in the afternoon and called in at the church. Rather poor service. Had a feed at a hotel but too late for the Y.M. service. Wrote part of a letter. Missed service at the billet.