August 1918.

August 1918
 
1st Thursday
24 Hours Guard.
 
3rd Saturday
Worked on Sect. Equipment and at night celebrated the M.M.
 
 
4th Sunday
Church Parade.
 
5th Monday
Loading slag at wharf.
 
6th Tuesday
Cleaning up Medical Equipment.
 
8th Thursday
Reloading Medical Equipment.
 
9th Friday
Left Hesdigneul at 3am, travelled by Amb. train to Gorre.  Was placed immediately on Night Duty.
 
11th Sunday
Night Orderly in Dressing Station.
Bridge and Brewery shelled..
 
13th Tuesday
Pte. Webb and I left Gorre for Hesdigneul that night.  The Unit was shelled out of Billets at 2am.  Shells dropped in the Camp, so we had to retire to fields.
 
14th Wednesday
An Official investment by G.O.C. at which he decorated me with M.M. ribbon.
 
15th Thursday
Returned to Gorre by Motor Amb.
Night in bed.
 
16th Friday
Sick with Diarrhoea.
 
18th Sunday
Day Orderly.
Dressing Station.
 
22nd Thursday
Germans retiring in this Sector.
Day Orderly.
 
23rd Friday
Gorre heavily shelled.
Same routine.
 
24th Saturday
Left Gorre by Car at 8.30pm.
Relieved by C Sect.
Heavy shelling continues during the journey to Bruay.
 
25th Sunday
Day’s rest at Bruay.
 
26th Monday
Overhauling Equipment.