Monday 29 December 2008

24-30 Oct 1915

24 Sunday
Allouagne.
Church Parade & celebration of Holy Communion in Barn.
25 Monday
Allouagne.
Wet; rained for 24 hours.
Digging transport trenches.
26 Tuesday
Allouagne.
Getting ambulance waggons ready to move.
27 Wednesday
My Birthday.
Left Allouagne marched 10 miles in rain & returned to hospital at Fouquières, billeted in upstairs room.
28 Thursday
Fouquières.
King inspects troops here, only 10 of unit attend. His horse shies owing to cheering & throws him off, but he is only bruised.
Wet day.
29 Friday
Room orderly.
30 Saturday
Fouquières.
Rest.
These photographs give an idea of some typical scenes that Frank would have experienced.

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