Up at 6.45. Busy all morning. Rather showery. Increase in the number of big ships sunk. I stayed on and nothing †new happened†.
Category Archives: June 1917
21 June 1917; Thursday
Up at 6.45. Kept busy all day. A lot of staff officers and a few generals down at our place investigating who captured a certain objective – 25 or 36 Division. My night off. Went to Pierrots1 with Harry Bascombe and Whittaker. Whittaker lost his cap under the platform and a French lady found it for him. Pretty fair show. A big row in the town between Home and Australian troops. Tried to buy razor for a man in my ward but couldn’t get a decent one.
Pierrots: Another concert party? ↩
20 June 1917; Wednesday
Up at 7 o’clock. Through in good time in the morning. The Germans sent one or two shells over. Fine morning but heavy showers hanging about. My night on and kept fairly busy. Got in a new captain.
19 June 1917; Tuesday
Up at about 6.45. Kept pretty busy all day. Captain Johnson paraded us and told us that we must keep our wards clean and tidy. Off at night. Went to the pictures at the Y M. They were vile. Commenced letter to Charlie. Received new clothing from headquarters – a pair of trousers for me.
18 June 1917; Monday
Up at 6.30. Very busy all day. Captain Johnson told me off for having an untidy ward. I received a new patient and also Freddie Holmes. Had busy night, we were short of tumblers. Got through all right. Wrote long letter to Franchie Inwood.
17 June 1917; Sunday
Up at 6.45. Kept pretty busy all day. Very hot day. Lieutenant Wilson went to C C S and gave me ten francs. Heard of a new slight advance and capture of a few more prisoners. Harvey, John Dory and his brother called for me and we went to the Y M. Gus Rodman also with us. After service walked round the town and then went by the flying ground. Bonny night.
16 June 1917; Saturday
Up at 6.30. Busy all day. My turn on at night. Very hot all day.
15 June 1917; Friday
Up at 6.30. Kept busy all day. Received letters from home.
14 June 1917; Thursday
Up at 6.45. Commenced work as usual. My night on and pretty busy.
13 June 1917; Wednesday
Up pretty well all night. A machine gun sweeping round outside the dugout. Relieved unexpectedly in the morning by the 59 Field Ambulance about 5 o’clock. Marched down to P & O trench1 with wheeled stretchers. Had breakfast there. Marched on to La Clyte with an officer called Captain Marsh. Marched from there to Berthen with only one officer and two men fainted on the way. Packs carried supplies. My heel gave me some trouble through my socks being worn out. Everybody mad with Captain Marsh for his foolishness. After dinner the Bailleul party ordered to return and we went back in the motor ambulance. Had a bath and a walk round the town at night. Slept in the old billet at night.