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Arthur Douglas Crease Letters, Diaries and Scrapbooks

Letters from Arthur Douglas Crease of Victoria to his brother Lindley Crease and his mother Sarah Crease; instructions for the offensive of July 26, 1917; a regimental notebook, diaries and scrapbook. Learn more.

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BC Archives MS-0055BC Archives MS-2879

 

 

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together a pillow of two round things which turned out to be two detached & shrinking heads . We were [illegible] continuously with heavy shelling - Eventually with the greatest difficulty got my party back with all wounded. Reached Batt. HQ at 6 am.

Oct 4. At 7 am. our men began to straggle back through the [illegible] Brickfields - I walked with Meredith , Major Graham & Major Latta who was in command of Bn this trip - Felt absolutely played out - Shall never forget drink of something hot at Chaplains Service's dugout near Bailiff's Wood - How we got to Brickfields I don't know for it was raining & the mud was awful. However we got there & after some hot food we almost immediately marched to Wanlog. I had a horse as O.C. C co . Andrews having gone and in very bad shape with fever (maltese) & Ross having gone to a rest hospital badly done up. Met several SS men on the road - Fell asleep on horse several times.

BC Archives, MS-2879 Box 83 File 1 / CREASE FAMILY / “Diary of the War”, diary and scrapbook of Arthur Douglas Crease, 1915-1919.

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