Saturday - Sept 11th 1915

Plotting 1/2500 map.

Spent German bullet strikes a policeman at Headquarters here - beds in his puttee & merely bruises him.

Get object lesson on how 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 Bio - I have seen the 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. Leckie's turning him down cold.

BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1 Volume 4 / FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS / Diary and enclosures, 1915.