Sept 1916

September 1916 
2nd Saturday
Hospital.
Changed from Day Duty to Night after 1 month on days. 
Hospital Night Duty. 
written in a French hand  -
Lucie Branle
La Herlière
Par L’Arbret
Pas de Calais 

11th Monday
Part of B Sect are sent up the line nightly in readiness for our Gas attack. 
12th Tuesday
written in a French hand -
Madame Branle Dubois
La Herlière
Par L’Arbret
Pas de Calais 
13th Wednesday
Night Hospital Duty.
Very cold. 
 15th Friday
Bombing party of 12 Germans attack 5 N Staffs, and are taken prisoner, the wounded Germans coming into our Hospital 6 am o’clock. 
16th Saturday
Great British advance.
Flers, Martinpuich, and Courcelette captured, Foureaux & Bouleaux Woods
also won 2300 Prisoners.  For the first time new kind of Armored Car is used, Caterpillar. 

Cup of tea for a casualty

 

August 1916 
4th Friday
Many casualties from Working Party, who were out in front of our line. 
6th Sunday
Hospital Duty.
Many accidental wounds admitted. 
7th Monday
Hospital Day Duty.
Lovely weather prevails. 
8th Tuesday
Hospital Duty.
Fred lands at Rouen. 
(Fred is Franks’ younger brother)
Good progress is being made on all fronts. 
Hospital Day Duty Ward no 1, only one orderly.  Wet weather prevails. 
9th- 19th Saturday
Hospital Day Duty.
C and part of B Sect return from the line. 
Lovely weather prevails. 
26th Friday
Romania declares war on Austria, Germany’s Declaration on Romania. 
Hospital Day Duty. 

Aircraft

This is a British 2 seater aircraft similar to the ones Frank mentions