Up about 6.30 and on duty at 7 o’clock. Wrote letter to Marmie in the morning. Got nicely through work. Had walk to Le Mesnil1 at night with Harvey. Glorious day.
Category Archives: March 1918
10 March 1918; Sunday
Up about 6 o’clock. On duty in diarrhoea† ward at 7 o’clock. Found it a much busier ward than medical. Finished at 6 o’clock and had a walk with Harvey. Got in to the end of a service and had an interesting talk on the way back. Wrote letter to Ernie.
9 March 1918; Saturday
Up shortly after 6 o’clock and on duty in big medical ward at 7 o’clock. Kept busy all day. Had walk at night with Harvey.
8 March 1918; Friday
Up about 6 o’clock and on duty at 7 o’clock in the big medical ward. Kept busy all day and finished about 7 at night. Had walk afterwards with Harvey.
7 March 1918; Thursday
Up at 6 o’clock. On parade at 7 and straight into a medical ward. Worked hard all day with Harvey and finished about 7 o’clock at night. Had short walk. Received letter from home and one from Charlie enclosing a photograph. Replied.
6 March 1918; Wednesday
Up about 7 o’clock. Paraded at 9 o’clock and put into surgical ward. Holman with me and we worked until after 9 o’clock at night. Straight to bed.
5 March 1918; Tuesday
Up about 7 o’clock. Went to bed for the morning but didn’t sleep. Up in the afternoon and paraded at 4.30. Marched to Bus 1 where the 57th are running a hospital. We are to take over in the morning.
4 March 1918; Monday
Up at 7 o’clock. Had breakfast and down again at 9 until tea time. Went to the D M C at night, and they were the very best show I have seen in France. On duty at night. Warned for the advance party to go to Bus1 in the [word deleted] <to>morrow.
3 March 1918; Sunday
Up about 7 o’clock. In bed all day. Bad weather. Went to a C of E service at night and it was very good. They took a full musical service as they had an excellent orchestra (the Dorset†) with them. The orchestra also played a couple of selections which were very fine. I wrote to Charlie and Ernie last thing. Came on duty at about 8 o’clock and turned into bed about one o’clock. My face rather badly broken out round my mouth, but my general health much better.
2 March 1918; Saturday
Up about 8.30 and went up to see the medical officer. Very much better but still feeling queer. Spent most of the day in bed. Had short walk in the afternoon, but it was very cold and snowed a good deal. Went on duty at night. Slept in tent at night and the wind nearly blew it down.