Thursday 9 September 2010

October 1918
 
1st Tuesday
Advance still going and prisoners rolling in.
Plenty of work.
 
2nd Wednesday
No time to write.
 
3rd Thursday
Woke up 2am.  Marched to Magny-la-Fosse.  Div took Joncourt, Wiancourt, and part of Ramicourt.
 
4th Friday
Retired and returned to Coopers Quarry.
 
5th Saturday
Day rest.
 
6th Sunday
C.O. Parade
Congratulations.
 
7th Monday
Usual routine.
 
8th Tuesday
Ditto.
 
9th Wednesday
Marched from Coopers Quarry to Mericourt. 
Had to dig in.
 
10th Thursday
Marched away from Levergies trenches and passed through Méricourt.
Rested there for dinner and then carried on to Fresnoy-le-Grand.  A few civilians still here.
 
11th Friday
Fresnoy-le-Grand.
Days rest.
 
12th Saturday
 
Memo 
The Bosch was driven out of Fresnoy 9 days ago.  He had occupied this place since December 1914.  He is still retiring.
 
13th Sunday
Fresnoy-le-Grand.
Billeted in Chateau.
 
17th Thursday
Left Fresnoy-le-Grand by Motor Bus to Roisel station in order to proceed on leave.  Slept in train all night at this station.
 
18th Friday
Train left Roisel at 6.45am, passed through Peronne, Amiens, Abbeville and Etaples. 
Arrived at Boulogne at 7.30pm, supper.
 
19th Saturday
Stayed at billets by docks.  Reveille 4.30am.  Breakfast 6.30am.
Embarked at 10.30.  Landed Folkestone 12.30.
Willenhall 9pm.
 
Memo 
Leave dated from 19.10.18 to 2/11/18.
 
20th Sunday
Leave
 
21st Monday
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.
 
22nd Tuesday
Leave.
 
24th Thursday
Ada’s.
Wolverhampton Empire.
 
27th Sunday
Gun Week.
The Guns pass through Willenhall.
 
28th Monday
Harry’s.
Queen’s Picture Palace.
 
29th Tuesday
Leave.
 
30th Wednesday
Party at home.
Wolverhampton Grand.
 
31st Thursday
Party at Hatherton Terrace.
 
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