Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I
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| − | 63 surveys Ploegsteert | + | 63 surveys Ploegsteert E Fme Grand Westhof |
| − | 26th, full moon 0 11 p.m.] JULY 1915. [30th, Sun rises 4h. 22m.] | + | 26th, full moon 0 11 p.m.] JULY, 1915. [30th, Sun rises 4h. 22m.] |
Sunday 25 [206-159] 8th after trinity | Sunday 25 [206-159] 8th after trinity | ||
St. James. Last Day Lodger old Claims | St. James. Last Day Lodger old Claims | ||
| − | Still on survey- get sniped at from messines | + | Still on survey - get sniped at from messines |
MONDY 26 [207-158] | MONDY 26 [207-158] | ||
| − | Hill while pacing fish Ho Road- bullets fly a little high. Supercilious staff- | + | Hill while pacing fish Ho Road- bullets fly a little high. Supercilious staff-maj. 1st Bde very oniffy - Privates should not be given a job they are incapable of doing etc. Have To Take it all, bat see a bit red. |
| − | *- Col. Rennie on the contrary greatly interested in the notes Combat of aeroplanes | + | *- Col. Rennie on the contrary greatly interested in the notes Combat of aeroplanes Sunday night our artillery opens fire 830 pm. on Messines. Then Fritz starts, mostly on chateau, but half a doz shells land near us. Complete survey today. |
TUESDAY 27 [208-157] | TUESDAY 27 [208-157] | ||
| − | + | Germans shell ridge 1/2 mile from Headquarters and drop 32 shells into Niappa. Made attack near Hooge by liquid fire and reported to have taken a front of 400 metres. | |
| − | Go back to Regt report | + | Go back to Regt & report to Maj. Tech- Leckie - sent on to Bde Hgrs. put to work in the General's dining room at Ferme Grand-Westhof - Buy a little hay for 10 sous[?] & sleep in a disused stable. Get a cake from Miss Ethel Elliot - divide up with the section |
WEDNESDAY 28 [209-156] | WEDNESDAY 28 [209-156] | ||
| − | + | Very quiet day. - Working at Headquarters' Ferme Grand Westhof. | |
| − | + | Some of the batmen steal a little hay & mme appeals to me "lls sont des voleurs, des voleurs" maid -of-all work Marie very buxom - Paddles around with bare feet stuck into huge sabots. | |
| − | *Rennie was Col. of the Bn who took over from the 16th He has Told this | + | * Rennie was Col. of the Bn. who took over from the 16th He has Told this Staff-Maj about us. The latter had demanded to see my pose. He then took my field-book, snorted & threw it in the mud. exclaiming "all wrong, quite wrong" Rennie saw this incident & later said he was awfully sorry |
| − | + | BC Archives, MS-0392, Box 1 Volume 4, FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS, Diary and enclosures, 1915. | |
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63 surveys Ploegsteert E Fme Grand Westhof 26th, full moon 0 11 p.m.] JULY, 1915. [30th, Sun rises 4h. 22m.]
Sunday 25 [206-159] 8th after trinity
St. James. Last Day Lodger old Claims
Still on survey - get sniped at from messines
MONDY 26 [207-158]
Hill while pacing fish Ho Road- bullets fly a little high. Supercilious staff-maj. 1st Bde very oniffy - Privates should not be given a job they are incapable of doing etc. Have To Take it all, bat see a bit red.
- - Col. Rennie on the contrary greatly interested in the notes Combat of aeroplanes Sunday night our artillery opens fire 830 pm. on Messines. Then Fritz starts, mostly on chateau, but half a doz shells land near us. Complete survey today.
TUESDAY 27 [208-157]
Germans shell ridge 1/2 mile from Headquarters and drop 32 shells into Niappa. Made attack near Hooge by liquid fire and reported to have taken a front of 400 metres. Go back to Regt & report to Maj. Tech- Leckie - sent on to Bde Hgrs. put to work in the General's dining room at Ferme Grand-Westhof - Buy a little hay for 10 sous[?] & sleep in a disused stable. Get a cake from Miss Ethel Elliot - divide up with the section
WEDNESDAY 28 [209-156]
Very quiet day. - Working at Headquarters' Ferme Grand Westhof. Some of the batmen steal a little hay & mme appeals to me "lls sont des voleurs, des voleurs" maid -of-all work Marie very buxom - Paddles around with bare feet stuck into huge sabots.
- Rennie was Col. of the Bn. who took over from the 16th He has Told this Staff-Maj about us. The latter had demanded to see my pose. He then took my field-book, snorted & threw it in the mud. exclaiming "all wrong, quite wrong" Rennie saw this incident & later said he was awfully sorry
BC Archives, MS-0392, Box 1 Volume 4, FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS, Diary and enclosures, 1915.