Up at 7 o’clock as usual. Fell in 9.45 after usual fatigues and marched off about 10. Arrived Louvencourt 1about 12 o’clock after a fairly pleasant march. Band has improved very much. Decent billets. Helped Ike Taylor to fasten the sheet on his limber waggon. Warned by sergeant-major to go on the ambulance waggon tomorrow. Had short walk round town in the afternoon. Bought a few things. Went to the Church Army hut at night and listened to the Divisional band playing. 7 kilos [kilometres].
Tag Archives: Mailly-Maillet
8 March 1917; Thursday
Busy with wounded until about 2 am. Got down to bed at 3 and lay in until 7. Lay down most of the day but didn’t sleep. Parade at 3.30 for inspection, full marching order. Went to pictures at night with Ross and John Dory. Enjoyed them very much. Saw a Charlie Chaplin picture and a few more. Went to bed about 9 o’clock and slept well.
Sergeant Macdonell went down to C C S1. Ike Taylor got his job.
“C C S”: Casualty Clearing Station. ↩
7 March 1917; Wednesday
Sat up until 4 o’clock. Turned in until 7. Wrote letter home as I sat up. No cases in. Spent morning in bed. Pretty tired. Went on duty at 8 o’clock. Sergeant Macdonell drunk. He was very funny and the C O found him out. Put him under open arrest. Macdonell tried to poison himself outside with some hypo superchlorate†. We brought him in on a stretcher. Captain McClachlan injected morphia to quieten him. Had to watch him all night.
Had rissoles in the morning – supper delayed through the carry-on with Sergeant Macdonell.
6 March 1917; Tuesday
Turned in about 2 o’clock. Felt pretty sleepy. No cases in. Up at 7 o’clock. Lay in bed most of the day. Went on duty at 8 o’clock. Had rissoles for supper and sat up.
5 March 1917; Monday
Fine and covering of snow when we got up. On parade as usual. Clearing away snow all day. Went for night duty in the dressing room. Turned on duty at 8 o’clock. Had supper – porridge – and sat up talking.
4 March 1917; Sunday
On parade in the morning. Put on with Simmons picking up papers and things. Messed about on fatigues all day. Finished at 3 o’clock. Went to the Church Army hall with Corporal Mather at night. C of E service and enjoyed it pretty well.
3 March 1917; Saturday
On parade at 9 o’clock Orderly man for first time since I have been in France. Messed on with the fire a lot. Wrote letter home.
2 March 1917; Friday
Up at 7 o’clock and parade at 9 at the dispensary. Returned soon. Captain Johnson examined me and said that there was nothing serious wrong with me and that perhaps I was a bit off form. Did nothing in the morning. Helped to wash out the dressing and waiting rooms in the afternoon. Walked to the village of Beausart1 at night but nothing doing.
Beausart: presumably Beaussart (B); 1½km W. of Mailly-Maillet (A). ↩
1 March 1917; Thursday
Up at 7 o’clock. Received short notice in the morning that we are to move away to headquarters at 11 o’clock. And pack up and move off about 12 o’clock. I was very much distressed on the way and fell out about half way there with Harvey. Very heavy going. Arrived shortly after the parade. Shaved and cleaned up. Had afternoon off. Returned to the camp at Maily1.
Maily: probably Mailly-Maillet, as mentioned on 23 January and apparently the location of headquarters; 10km N. of Albert, Michelin square H7. ↩