Tag Archives: Rocquigny

23 February 1918; Saturday

23 February 18Abridged, February 1918Gertie, Haplincourt, Letters, Map, RocquignyArthur Linfoot

Up about 7 o’clock. Packing up in the morning. Paraded at 2.30 pm and marched off about 3.15 to Haplincourt¹. Vile billets. Received letter from Gertie.

Haplincourt (B): 3km N. of Rocquigny (A). ↩

22 February 1918; Friday

22 February 18February 1918Double, Letters, RocquignyArthur Linfoot

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

21 February 18February 1918Concert, Double, Gas, RocquignyArthur Linfoot

Up about 7 o’clock. On parade and had double¹ at 8 o’clock. On fatigue all day and had lecture at night on gas by the C O. Went to the Follies at night and they were awful.

Double march, or run. See all diary entries tagged “double“. ↩

20 February 1918; Wednesday

20 February 18February 1918Double, RocquignyArthur Linfoot

Up about 7 o’clock. Double¹ first thing after breakfast and a parade at 9.15. On fatigue all the morning. Paraded again at 2 o’clock for fatigues and had a lecture at night.

Double march, or run. See all diary entries tagged “double“. ↩

19 February 1918; Tuesday

19 February 18Abridged, February 1918Achiet-le-Grand, Amiens, Birthday, Gertie, Haplincourt, Map, RocquignyArthur Linfoot

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.

Haplincourt (if correct; B): 3km from Rocquigny (A), 5km E. of Bapaume; Michelin square J7. ↩
Achiet: probably Achiet-le-Grand (C; there is an A.-le-Petit nearby), 5km WNW. of Bapaume, Michelin square I7. ↩
Amiens (D), about 50km SW. of Achiet-le-Grand. ↩

18 February 1918; Monday

18 February 18February 1918Letters, RocquignyArthur Linfoot

Up about 7.30. Had a bath in the morning. On fatigue in the afternoon. Wrote letter home at night. Fritz¹ over bombing.

Billy Truman went on leave. Got down to bed early.

Fritz: a name given to German troops by the British and others in the First and Second World Wars. ↩

17 February 1918; Sunday

17 February 18February 1918Chapel, Letters, RocquignyArthur Linfoot

Up about 8 o’clock. On church parade. Very poor preacher. Spent most of the day walking. Had long walk with Harvey at night and talked a lot. Commenced letter home. Fritz¹ over bombing.

Fritz: a name given to German troops by the British and others in the First and Second World Wars. ↩

16 February 1918; Saturday

16 February 18February 1918RocquignyArthur Linfoot

Lay in bed all day. Had walk out at night. Arm rather sore and a bit of a headache.

15 February 1918; Friday

15 February 18February 1918RocquignyArthur Linfoot

Up about 7.30. On parade and on fatigue all the morning. Warned for inoculation in the afternoon. Walked round village at dinner time.

Inoculated in the afternoon. Wright did it and stuck the needle right in.

14 February 1918; Thursday

14 February 18Abridged, February 1918Map, Metz-en-Couture, RocquignyArthur Linfoot

Up about 6.30. Packed up stuff and helped to pack waggons and moved off from Metz about 9.15. After being lost, Got to number 13 rail station and went by light rail to Roquigny¹. Arrived there about 12 o’clock. A most desolate hole. A German line of trenches near and innumerable shell holes all about beside the ruined village and blasted woods. Went to bed early. Very poor billet and wholly packed. On fatigue in the afternoon until pretty late. Out on fire picket.

Rocquigny (so spelt; B) is 12km W. of Metz-en-Couture (A) and 7km SE. of Bapaume; Michelin square J7. ↩

The Diary of Arthur L. Linfoot

58th Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C.