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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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p. 45 Old German Trench Parapet Turned
p. 45 Old German Trench 26-28 May 1915 Parapet Turned
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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     no parados
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dugout Givson, Flewin & Goodrich Robinson
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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
  
BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1, Volume 4, FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS, Diary and enclosures, 1915.
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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.