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-0055; BC Archives MS-2879
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1918
May line about 3 am. cold & fire reached Bn Hqrs just before it got too light & walked out to transport lines Bailleulval[?] and there about 7 am. feeling quite done up - After good breakfast had significant help then reported to Div HQ
14. Forgery case in wh. I prosecuted for Div. Conviction. Very hot day.
15. Areux to Railhead on P.O. case
16. [illegible] Completed P.O. investigation dealing with Major Murray, A.D.P.S. [illegible] manner D.A.D.P.S. Corps. Rode up to Bn Hqrs in support with Bridgeman - Beautiful evening with moon later. Back by midnight.
17. Lunched with Col R.L. Broutagne[?] AATQMG & Genl Burstall at BASSEUX. [illegible]
18. V. hot - went with Scarff is one of his bath lorries to Avesues le Combe - with fine church of unusual tower of 15th century at junction of 5 highways.
19. Sund - went to s&c at Div Hqrs - went to Doulleus with Bridgeman 30 k & by lorry. Beautiful road. Town full of French, Americans & English (Whit Sunday). Lunched at Hotel des Quatre Fils d'Agnaut ?
BC Archives, MS-2879 Box 83, File 1 CREASE FAMILY "Diary of the War", diary and scrapbook of Arthur Douglas Crease, 1915 - 1919.