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.
 

 

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.
 

19 July 1918.

Pte Frank Ward R.A.M.C.Awarded The Military Medal.