Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I
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BC Archives MS-0392 - Box 1, Volume 4-5
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Fme Lampernisse & Nieppe 78. Sets 6h. 25m.] SEPTEMBER, 1915. [9th. New Moon, 10.53 a.m.
THURSDAY 9 [252-113] Jewish Year 5676 commences
Morning plotting notes - P.M. go To Transport Ferme Lampernisse to get clothing - usual 'putting off' & insolent indifference of Q.M. Sergts. Get pair of boots at Bde Qm. stores - Finally in disgust go to SgT-Maj Forbes & get an officer to phone the Transport to give us what we need. - As a result the QM very active - Get jack-knife, Trousers, blanket & braces
Have supper chez Flore Dereumaux. Get my Torn kilt mended - have to sit in the kitchen wearing a blue apron of Maries - quite inadequate - during the repairing. Sentry boxes being put up at every cross-road.
FRIDAY 10 [253-112]
To Nieppe making blue-prints of small map Brought before Col. Mitchell. Chief of Intelligence & praised for the map - Hear that I am to be asked for at Division.
Supper at Romarin[?] with Baxter the 'Major' & "Buckskin"
Hear new version of "From The Centre, extend" as given by Canadian subaltern at Salisbury "From the middle string out endways."[?]
Spent[?] German bullet strikes a policeman at HQ here - beds[?] in his puttee & merely bruises him - must have come 2 miles Plotting 1/2500 map.
SATURDAY 11 [254-111] 37th Week
Get object lesson on how Canadian Commissions are obtained - Gen Leckie sees candidate from 16th. Colonel does not recommend but quite willing to grant the man his discharge - very willing!! Coy.Officer states "this man formerly was lance-corporal - was reduced to the ranks for incompetency - therefore I cannot recommend him - Gen Leckie writes Division " I have seen this man and endorse the opinion of his Coy. Officer as to his non-suitability"
Hear later that this man’s commission is being engineered from Canada, and he will probably get it in the face of Gen Leckies turning him down cold.
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BC Archives, MS-0392, Box1 Volume 4, FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS, Diary and enclosures,1915.