Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I
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Moved out to Grand [illegible] Fme | Moved out to Grand [illegible] Fme | ||
| − | -First bivouacked in woods, but driven out by heavy rain - Henry & I sleep on the brick pavement under the big entrance gate, which we partially barricade with SAA | + | -First bivouacked in woods, but driven out by heavy rain - Henry & I sleep on the brick pavement under the big entrance gate, which we partially barricade with SAA boxes to break the driving wind & rain. |
Friday July 15th | Friday July 15th | ||
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BC Archives, MS-0392 / FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS Box 1 / Diary and enclosures, 1915. Volume 4
Thursday July 14th
Moved out to Grand [illegible] Fme -First bivouacked in woods, but driven out by heavy rain - Henry & I sleep on the brick pavement under the big entrance gate, which we partially barricade with SAA boxes to break the driving wind & rain.
Friday July 15th
- Working party tonight in spite of the rain - Each given a big stake or reel of wire to carry. Guide gets lost in the maze of trenches & we wander around in the mud & rain three interminable Com. Trenches - Getting tangled up with the telephone wires & burdened with rifle, [illegible], spade & gas-helmet- Arrive at 1pm - start comm trench to front line - Very near the Germans & sniped incessantly - one boy hit near me. Fall in the mud & am plastered from head to foot - dried shell of mud all over when I wake