April 1915
24 Saturday
Neuve Eglise.
Mem: Trenches. Collecting wounded nightly.
25 Sunday
Neuve Eglise.
No Church Parade.
26 Monday - 27 Tuesday
Neuve Eglise.
Went on duty on a British Red Cross motor coffee stall. Served out over 2,000 cups in one night, waited for Staffords return from trenches, 1 o’clock until 3 o’clock serving, went to bed at 4 o’clock.
28 Wednesday
Aldershot camp on motor stall, 1000 cups.
Confirmation service - Bishop of Pretoria.
29 Thursday
Motor coffee stall.
30 Friday
Ditto.
May 1915
1 Saturday
Neuve Eglise.
2 Sunday
Neuve Eglise, no Church Parade.
3 Monday - 5 Wednesday
Neuve Eglise.
6 Thursday
Neuve Eglise.
Went up South Staffords collecting wounded under heavy rifle fire.
7 Friday
Went to Bailleul by motor to make gags or respirators; ten of us made 1000 each day. Worked along with French young ladies at a Nunnery.
8 Saturday
Went again on Saturday did likewise, visited likewise, visited our Hospital full of wounded, stayed along with Canadians.
8th parcel from Ada & Ruth.
May 7th Lusitania sunk by German sub 2.30pm in 15 minutes.
9 Sunday
A little rest for a change as the Ladies would not work on Sunday.
10 Monday
Bailleul, made 1500 respirators, help to carry and make comfortable 150 wounded from Ypres.
11 Tuesday
Ditto.
Stayed all night in Bailleul.
12 Wednesday
Ditto.
200 wounded came in our Hospital from St Julien.
13 Thursday
I worked cutting machine at rubber & corset factory cutting out waterproof bags on upright saw, worked by all French young women.
14 Friday
Making respirators 1500 and finished on that work, as they were beginning to make some in England.
15 Saturday
I was given a day’s rest by Capt Strange.
Sat and heard Staffs band play all afternoon.
16 Sunday
I work on incinerator all day for burning refuse.
17 Monday
Coffee stall with Brother Joyce. Served out 1,200 drinks, coffee, oxo, cocoa, all free, collecting box.
18 Tuesday
Coffee stall.
Served 1,200 hot drinks.
19 Wednesday
Ditto.
We carried about 60 gallons of water, supplied by me from water cart.
20 Thursday
Coffee stall.
Staffs came out of trenches. 1,300 drinks served out. I was up until 3.30 next morning. I went to Bailleul & walked 8 miles.
21 Friday
Coffee stall, served out 800 cups of lemonade to a digging party.
22 Saturday
Coffee stall.
Remaining two companies of Staffs came out of trenches.
800 drinks
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