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Arthur Douglas Crease Letters, Diaries and Scrapbooks

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Sat'dy 2 Sept  Training all day in attack + musketry.
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Sat'dy 2 Sept  Training all day in attack & musketry.
  
 
Sund 3 Sept  Training all day in Divisional attack.
 
Sund 3 Sept  Training all day in Divisional attack.
  
Mon 4 Sept  Capt Morrison + I walked into St. Omer in pm.  Batt'n marched in + entrained at 9:30 pm + left at 11:05 pm.  Men in dirty horse boxes.  St. Omer absolutely unlightened after dark.
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Mon 4 Sept  Capt Morrison & I walked into St. Omer in pm.  Batt'n marched in & entrained at 9:30 pm & left at 11:05 pm.  Men in dirty horse boxes.  St. Omer absolutely unlighted after dark.
  
Tues 5 Sep  Arr'd Candas 8:30 am.  Detrained + marched off 10 am and at billets La Vicogne 12:30.  Raining + uncomfortable.  Full orchestra of artillery welcomed us back to the front.
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Tues 5 Sep  Arr'd Candas 8:30 am.  Detrained & marched off 10 am and at billets La Vicogne 12:30.  Raining & uncomfortable.  Full orchestra of artillery welcomed us back to the front.
  
Wed'd 6 Sept  Marched at 8 am.  Reached camp beyond Courtay [Contay] at Vandencourt 12:30 pm.  Camped in beautiful wood with fine prospect.  V. heavy bombardment.
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Wed'd 6 Sept  Marched at 8 am.  Reached camp beyond Courtay at Vandencourt 12:30 pm.  Camped in beautiful wood with fine prospect.  V. heavy bombardment.
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BC Archives, MS-2879 Box 82 File 2 / CREASE FAMILY / Diary of Arthur Douglas Crease, 1915 - 1917.

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Sat'dy 2 Sept Training all day in attack & musketry.

Sund 3 Sept Training all day in Divisional attack.

Mon 4 Sept Capt Morrison & I walked into St. Omer in pm. Batt'n marched in & entrained at 9:30 pm & left at 11:05 pm. Men in dirty horse boxes. St. Omer absolutely unlighted after dark.

Tues 5 Sep Arr'd Candas 8:30 am. Detrained & marched off 10 am and at billets La Vicogne 12:30. Raining & uncomfortable. Full orchestra of artillery welcomed us back to the front.

Wed'd 6 Sept Marched at 8 am. Reached camp beyond Courtay at Vandencourt 12:30 pm. Camped in beautiful wood with fine prospect. V. heavy bombardment.

BC Archives, MS-2879 Box 82 File 2 / CREASE FAMILY / Diary of Arthur Douglas Crease, 1915 - 1917.