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Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I

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Sets 6h. 25m.]      SEPTEMBER,1915                [9th. New Moon, 10.53 a.m.
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Sets 6h. 25m.]      SEPTEMBER, 1915.                 [9th. New Moon, 10.53 a.m.
  
 
THURSDAY 9 [252-113] Jewish Year 5676 commences
 
THURSDAY 9 [252-113] Jewish Year 5676 commences
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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
 
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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.
 
  
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FRIDAY 10 [233-112]
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Morning plotting notes - P.M. go To Transport Ferme Lampernisse to get
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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.
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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
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Supper aT Romerin wiTh BaxTen The 'Major' "Buckskin"
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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.
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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.
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FRIDAY 10 [253-112]
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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.
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Supper at Romarin[?] with Baxter the 'Major' & "Buckskin"
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Hear new version of "From The Centre, extend" as given by Canadian subaltern at Salisbury "From the middle string out endways."[?]
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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
 
SATURDAY 11 [254-111] 37th Week
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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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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"
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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.
 
BC Archives, MS-0392, Box1 Volume 4, FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS, Diary and enclosures,1915.

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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.