Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I
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Sergt. Vernon D. Stevens | Sergt. Vernon D. Stevens | ||
16th Battalion, killed in action | 16th Battalion, killed in action | ||
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+ | 26-28 May 1915 | ||
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shell blows out this quarter while I am sentry at "A" | shell blows out this quarter while I am sentry at "A" | ||
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No earth slope in front | No earth slope in front | ||
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sandbags | sandbags | ||
− | Firing Platform | + | |
− | dugout | + | Firing Platform no parados |
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+ | dugout Gibson, Flewin & Goodrich Robinson | ||
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Dead Germans buried 1914 - partially exposed by shell fire | Dead Germans buried 1914 - partially exposed by shell fire | ||
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Hole scooped out, occupied by me at first | Hole scooped out, occupied by me at first | ||
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Water filled shell crater with bodies floating in green scum | Water filled shell crater with bodies floating in green scum | ||
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+ | BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1 Volume 4 / FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS / Diary and enclosures, 1915. |
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Sergt. Vernon D. Stevens 16th Battalion, killed in action
p. 45 Old German Trench Parapet Turned
26-28 May 1915
shell blows out this quarter while I am sentry at "A"
No earth slope in front
sandbags
Firing Platform no parados
dugout Gibson, Flewin & Goodrich Robinson
Dead Germans buried 1914 - partially exposed by shell fire
Hole scooped out, occupied by me at first
Water filled shell crater with bodies floating in green scum
BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1 Volume 4 / FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS / Diary and enclosures, 1915.