Up about 7 o’clock. Turned in about 9 and lay until about noon. Had walk in the afternoon. Inoculated at night and shortly afterwards felt pretty rotten. Turned into bed and was so unwell (sick etcetera) that Holman brought the Yankee medical officer to see me. Got to sleep at 10 o’clock.
Monthly Archives: February 2018
27 February 1918; Wednesday
On duty all night. Up about 7 o’clock. Lay in in the morning and had walk in the afternoon. Went on duty again at night.
26 February 1918; Tuesday
Up about 6.30. Relieved at about 8 o’clock and went to Bapaume 1 for a walk. The town is absolutely in ruins. Returned back about dinnertime. Went to bed after dinner and lay in for tea. Walked at night up to the concert hall but were too late. Went on duty at about 7 o’clock.
Bapaume (B); 7km WNW. of Haplincourt (A). ↩
25 February 1918; Monday
Up about 6 o’clock. I had watch the shift before breakfast. Relieved about 8 o’clock. Lay down in the billet but couldn’t sleep. Went into town alone in the afternoon. Had short walk at night and went on duty about 7 o’clock. Got down about 11 o’clock and slept pretty well.
24 February 1918; Sunday
Up about 7 o’clock. On parade at 9.15. On fatigue all day cleaning out hut for dispensary. Put on night duty. Went up to service but were just in time for the finish. Sat up until midnight and then got down to it.
Met Leishman1.
Leishman: 73063 Corporal John Leishman of the RAMC, an old comrade of ALL’s from Sheffield, first mentioned on Easter Monday 1916 while ALL was stationed at the Hillsborough barracks. Sadly, nothing is known about the circumstances of this meeting with Leishman. ↩
23 February 1918; Saturday
22 February 1918; Friday
Up about 7 o’clock. Double in the morning and fatigues all day. Lecture on prevention of disease at night. Wrote letter most of the night.
Received new watch1.
ALL had lost his old watch on 21 January ↩
21 February 1918; Thursday
20 February 1918; Wednesday
19 February 1918; Tuesday
Up at 3 a.m. Paraded at 4 o’clock and went off in cars to Haplincourt1 crossroads. Got lorries from there to Achiet2 and train from there to Amiens3. Arrived at Amiens about 9.30. Holman taken rather badly. Had good breakfast and then visited the cathedral. In the afternoon visited the museum and were taken round by a Y M man – a very tactful and clever man. The sculpture work was the most magnificent I have seen, and the pictures were very wonderful. Thoroughly enjoyed the visit to the museum. Had tea and got train about 5.50. Arrived back at 9.45, very tired. Gertie’s Birthday.