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-Mai 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 [233-112] To llieppe 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 Romerin wiTh BaxTen The 'Major' "Buckskin" Hear new version of "From The CenTre, extend " as given by Canadian acibalTern[?] aT Salisbury "From The middle sTring ouT endurays."[?] 5 pent German bullets sTrikes a policeman aT HQ here - beds in his peeTTee[?] + 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 - genLeckie sees candidate from 16th. Colonel does not recommend buT quite willing to grant The man his discharge - very willing!! Cog.Officer sTaTes "This man formerly was lanes - corporal - was reduced to The ranks for incompetency - Therefore 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 mans 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.