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Arthur Douglas Crease Letters, Diaries and Scrapbooks

Letters from Arthur Douglas Crease of Victoria to his brother Lindley Crease and his mother Sarah Crease; instructions for the offensive of July 26, 1917; a regimental notebook, diaries and scrapbook. Learn more.

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BC Archives MS-0055BC Archives MS-2879

 

 

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Oct 1 Mon V. fine. Marched out @ 6:45 pm to garrison support trenches w. of Courcelette. All guns moving up. Long wanderings to find a French home.

Oct 2 Tues Stayed where we were. Very little shelling. at dusk with party of 20 sent to Kenora trench to arrange for digging new trench. Came in for bomb attack & extraordinary heavy shelling. My party untouched but 1 off'r 29th & 2 men killed & others wounded by one shell. Very wet & most awfully muddy. Stood by all night & got in about 6 am.

Oct 3 Short sleep & then Ross & I had bk'fast of hot tea & curried fowl. in pm detailed for burying party. Later with Archer of A party ordered to take A Co for trench digging astride Kenora trench. On starting guide & [ano?] wounded & later on Archer two guides & [ano?] seriously wounded by whizzbangs. Held my men in shallow wet muddy stinking trench while waiting for guides.

BC Archives, MS-2879 Box 82 File 2 / CREASE FAMILY / Diary of Arthur Douglas Crease, 1915-1917.

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