Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I
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| − | Wednesday July 20th-16th Batt. moved | + | Wednesday July 20th |
| − | back to Neuve Eglise-Called before Maj. Peck | + | |
| − | & Capt | + | -16th Batt. moved back to Neuve Eglise - Called before Maj. Peck & Capt Morrison instructed to survey trenches - Chose Baxter as assistant - Moved down to dugout at Prouse Cor, drawing rations from Red Cross 3rd Batt. - Get a bullet thru hair while standing on Messines Road & arrested as Germ. Spies & halled before officers of 8th Battalion - Insult to injury. |
| − | Chose Baxter as assistant-Moved down to | + | |
| − | dugout at Prouse Cor, drawing rations from | + | Rustle up 6 tins "Maconchie" |
| − | Red Cross 3rd Batt.-Get a bullet thru hair | + | |
| − | while standing on Messines Road & arrested | + | |
| − | as Germ. Spies & | + | |
| − | Battalion-Insult to injury. | + | |
| − | 6 | + | |
Thursday July 21st | Thursday July 21st | ||
| − | Start survey with Prismatic Compass | + | |
| − | -Much suspicion & Trouble with sentries | + | Start survey with Prismatic Compass -Much suspicion & Trouble with sentries Tonight the Germans shell one of our aeroplanes - The whole of a shrapnel casing landing 100' from our dugout, burying in 18" - Some of new draft in the 3rd ultra cautious - periscopes through loophole plates - Col. Rennie of the 3rd phones Bde HQrs about us - Get trenches 125-127 done |
| − | Tonight the Germans shell one of our | + | |
| − | aeroplanes-The whole of a shrapnel | + | BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1 Volume 4 / FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS / Diary and enclosures, 1915. |
| − | casing landing 100' from our dugout, burying | + | |
| − | in 18"- Some of new draft in the 3rd | + | |
| − | ultra cautious- periscopes through | + | |
| − | loophole plates-Col. Rennie of the | + | |
| − | 3rd phones Bde HQrs about us- | + | |
| − | Get trenches 125-127 done | + | |
Revision as of Feb 22, 2016, 9:24:27 AM
Wednesday July 20th
-16th Batt. moved back to Neuve Eglise - Called before Maj. Peck & Capt Morrison instructed to survey trenches - Chose Baxter as assistant - Moved down to dugout at Prouse Cor, drawing rations from Red Cross 3rd Batt. - Get a bullet thru hair while standing on Messines Road & arrested as Germ. Spies & halled before officers of 8th Battalion - Insult to injury.
Rustle up 6 tins "Maconchie"
Thursday July 21st
Start survey with Prismatic Compass -Much suspicion & Trouble with sentries Tonight the Germans shell one of our aeroplanes - The whole of a shrapnel casing landing 100' from our dugout, burying in 18" - Some of new draft in the 3rd ultra cautious - periscopes through loophole plates - Col. Rennie of the 3rd phones Bde HQrs about us - Get trenches 125-127 done
BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1 Volume 4 / FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS / Diary and enclosures, 1915.