Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I
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| − | Walk out to St. Martins Hill in morning & towards Wickham in afternoon - wonderfully pretty country - large area thick bush with narrow lanes. Leave 7:37 arriving Lydd 9:55 talk at Ashford with Colonel of the | + | Walk out to St. Martins Hill in morning & towards Wickham in afternoon - wonderfully pretty country - large area thick bush with narrow lanes. Leave 7:37 arriving Lydd 9:55 talk at Ashford with Colonel of the Kootenay Rifles & in train a Labeauce man. |
| − | Out with observing party on three 6" shoots - S.A.H.A 123nd does very | + | |
| + | 15 pdr. shoot - 4C - fire 12 pds Maj. Eady BC - the new ranker Sub Michel shoots & I take the final 12 rounds - Quinton & Jenkinson take BC in turn. Busy day and don't get any lunch nor tea. | ||
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| + | Out with observing party on three 6" shoots - S.A.H.A 123nd does very wild work - get in 2pm - puff series in afternoon - party at Eady's & silly games . | ||
our 2 new 6" 26 cent. howitzers arrive - Canadian mail in today | our 2 new 6" 26 cent. howitzers arrive - Canadian mail in today | ||
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| + | BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1 Volume 5 / FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS / Diary and enclosures, 1916. | ||
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Walk out to St. Martins Hill in morning & towards Wickham in afternoon - wonderfully pretty country - large area thick bush with narrow lanes. Leave 7:37 arriving Lydd 9:55 talk at Ashford with Colonel of the Kootenay Rifles & in train a Labeauce man.
15 pdr. shoot - 4C - fire 12 pds Maj. Eady BC - the new ranker Sub Michel shoots & I take the final 12 rounds - Quinton & Jenkinson take BC in turn. Busy day and don't get any lunch nor tea.
Out with observing party on three 6" shoots - S.A.H.A 123nd does very wild work - get in 2pm - puff series in afternoon - party at Eady's & silly games . our 2 new 6" 26 cent. howitzers arrive - Canadian mail in today
BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1 Volume 5 / FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS / Diary and enclosures, 1916.