Saturday 20 March 2010

July 1918

1st Monday
Painting.
Left Hesdigneul by M.A. for A.D.S. Essars.
 
2nd Tuesday
Night Orderly and Gas Picket.
 

 
5th Friday
Left A.D.S. at midday and returned by Car to HQ Hesdigneul.
 
6th Saturday
Day’s rest.
 
7th Sunday
24 hours Guard.
 
8th Monday
Digging out ground to loosen Marquees in the ground.  Defence Aircraft.
 
9th Tuesday
Line Orderly.
 
10th Wednesday
Digging in Marquees against shell fire.
 

 
12th Friday
Left Hesdigneul by M. Amb. for Gorre at midday and joined A Sect at brewery.
 
13th Saturday
Worked on supporting the Dressing Station with heavy props, and concreting the top.
 
14th Sunday
Gorre Brewery.
Same routine til 5pm.
 
15th Monday
Gorre.
Visited the Tuning Fork Post, which is situated one mile from A.D.S.
 
16th Tuesday
Part of B Sect. arrive at 4am, and relieve A Sect.  Cellar flooded after the rain.
 
17th Wednesday
Orderly in Dressing Station. 
Day Duty.
 

 
19th Friday
Volunteered to go to Gorre Chateau to bring in wounded which had been wounded there.  The road and place was shelled all the time.  After great excitement we brought them in Dressing Station.
 
20th Saturday
Recommended on the night of 19th for the M.M.
 

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