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Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I

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Monday 15
 
Monday 15
 
Monday 15th Feb
 
Monday 15th Feb
Near Kamloops at daybreak.  Reveille 6 am.  Breakfast 6:30.  At Revelstoke about 2 feet snow.  Our platoon taken for a run thru Town.  Guards at both ends of every bridge and tunnel throughout BC.  At Glacier Station about 5 1/2 feet of snow.
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Near Kamloops at daybreak.  Reveille 6 am.  Breakfast 6:30.  6:35 at Revelstoke about 2 feet snow.  Our platoon taken for a run thru Town.  Guards at both ends of every bridge and tunnel throughout BC.  At Glacier Station about 5.4 feet of snow.
  
 
Call.  Navy
 
Call.  Navy
 
Atten J.A
 
Atten J.A
 
Dowling J. -- already listed Lce-Corp Bde Staff
 
Dowling J. -- already listed Lce-Corp Bde Staff
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Note- up to Jne
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Sgt. Maj. Hammond - Wrrd. My 20- Shot three thig
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Hastingo Sig.  - Comn - Killed
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Moncuer T.lats-  Wrrd, Tuesday 16 [47-318] Shrove Tuesday Died Jan 1921
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Collison Wrrd
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Both comme
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Butler "Buckskirr"
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Capt Heavy artillery
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Lee-Cor. Little
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corp- lost eye lost, use arm Jne 13/16
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77359 Hobbs
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77863 Maynard EH in hospital
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Tuesday Feb 16th
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Near medicine hot in the morning - Very little snow on the Prairies. No enthusiasm at the etation - Nothing but sullen foreign faces
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No guards along the line
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Juas needs orderly all day, all of us for our car - all food carried from the dinner new cars to (illegible word)
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Wednesday 17 [48-317]
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No
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Wed Feb. 17th
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Arrive at Winnipeg in the morning
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-Winnipeg troops having left the day before- Got the Findlays on the phone + James gets down in time to see me. JTop over an (illegible word) , but not allowed out of the etation. At dark reach Fort William and are met by a large crowd = band - Taken for a march. Through town. Shake hands with half the girls in town. All Sudbury out to see us.
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BC Archives, MS-0392    FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS
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Box 1                                  Diary and enclosures, 1915.
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Volume 4

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Troop Train across Canada 14th, New Moon 4:31 a.m. FEBRUARY Sunday 14 Shrove Sunday 1st 28 casualties out of 52 men Monday 15 Monday 15th Feb Near Kamloops at daybreak. Reveille 6 am. Breakfast 6:30. 6:35 at Revelstoke about 2 feet snow. Our platoon taken for a run thru Town. Guards at both ends of every bridge and tunnel throughout BC. At Glacier Station about 5.4 feet of snow.

Call. Navy Atten J.A Dowling J. -- already listed Lce-Corp Bde Staff Note- up to Jne Sgt. Maj. Hammond - Wrrd. My 20- Shot three thig Hastingo Sig. - Comn - Killed Moncuer T.lats- Wrrd, Tuesday 16 [47-318] Shrove Tuesday Died Jan 1921 Collison Wrrd Both comme Butler "Buckskirr" Capt Heavy artillery Lee-Cor. Little corp- lost eye lost, use arm Jne 13/16 77359 Hobbs 77863 Maynard EH in hospital

Tuesday Feb 16th Near medicine hot in the morning - Very little snow on the Prairies. No enthusiasm at the etation - Nothing but sullen foreign faces No guards along the line Juas needs orderly all day, all of us for our car - all food carried from the dinner new cars to (illegible word) Wednesday 17 [48-317] No Wed Feb. 17th Arrive at Winnipeg in the morning -Winnipeg troops having left the day before- Got the Findlays on the phone + James gets down in time to see me. JTop over an (illegible word) , but not allowed out of the etation. At dark reach Fort William and are met by a large crowd = band - Taken for a march. Through town. Shake hands with half the girls in town. All Sudbury out to see us.

BC Archives, MS-0392 FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS Box 1 Diary and enclosures, 1915. Volume 4