Arthur Douglas Crease Letters, Diaries and Scrapbooks
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| − | Frid 22 Sept Glorious day. At 2.25 left Bonneville | + | Frid 22 Sept Glorious day. At 2.25 left Bonneville & marched to Val de Maison & our old tent camps. Settled with our good hostess Mme Beauval @ 30 frs. |
| − | Sat'dy 23rd Orderly officer for Bn. Marched out at 8:50 am. Beautiful day. Reached Harponville beyond Contay | + | Sat'dy 23rd Orderly officer for Bn. Marched out at 8:50 am. Beautiful day. Reached Harponville beyond Contay at 1 pm. |
| − | Sund 24 V. early start. Marched for four hours | + | Sund 24 V. early start. Marched for four hours & halted for lunch near Brickfields. Marched to Sunken Rd in pm. Very hot |
| − | Monday 25h Sept Going over orders for attack tomorrow. C Co to establish advanced post. Everitt, Harper | + | Monday 25h Sept Going over orders for attack tomorrow. C Co to establish advanced post. Everitt, Harper & Tordiffee ea. in command of one. Andrews & I left behind. |
| − | Tues 26 About 10 am rec'd orders to go to the front line to replace casualties, Everitt | + | Tues 26 About 10 am rec'd orders to go to the front line to replace casualties, Everitt & Harper having been killed & many others. Dashed off at once with Watson & Dagger & after v. exciting trip reached Bn Hdqrs. After a long wait was ordered to join A Co in trench. |
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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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Frid 22 Sept Glorious day. At 2.25 left Bonneville & marched to Val de Maison & our old tent camps. Settled with our good hostess Mme Beauval @ 30 frs.
Sat'dy 23rd Orderly officer for Bn. Marched out at 8:50 am. Beautiful day. Reached Harponville beyond Contay at 1 pm.
Sund 24 V. early start. Marched for four hours & halted for lunch near Brickfields. Marched to Sunken Rd in pm. Very hot
Monday 25h Sept Going over orders for attack tomorrow. C Co to establish advanced post. Everitt, Harper & Tordiffee ea. in command of one. Andrews & I left behind.
Tues 26 About 10 am rec'd orders to go to the front line to replace casualties, Everitt & Harper having been killed & many others. Dashed off at once with Watson & Dagger & after v. exciting trip reached Bn Hdqrs. After a long wait was ordered to join A Co in trench.
BC Archives, MS-2879 Box 82 File 2 / CREASE FAMILY / Diary of Arthur Douglas Crease, 1915 - 1917.