March 1916

March 1916
1st Wednesday
Hospital

2nd Thursday
Longvillers. Discharged from Hospital, and moved by Motor Ambulance to Mount Pleasant Farm near Doullens 10 miles, billeted in barn.
Snow fall.

5th Sunday
Mount Pleasant Farm.
Packing up waggons.

6th Monday
March away from Mount Pleasant Farm, Unit.
Snow falls during march, arrived at Canettemont, 12 miles, billeted in barn.

7th Thursday
March away from Canettemont and arrive at Magnicourt-sur-Canche 4 miles
billeted in barn from which French troops move.

11th Saturday
Unit leaves Magnicourt-sur-Canche and march to Acq 12 miles billeted in barn.
Visit Mont-Saint-Eloi which the Germans have shelled to ruins.
[Mont-Saint-Eloi is a village near Acq,with the remains of an Abbey]

12th Sunday
Acq.
Moved out of barn and billeted in large hut along with A and part of C Section.
C Section work the line.

13th Monday
March from Acq to Ecoivres, billeted at Chateau; A run Hospital.
Watch Australians big guns taken into action.
Staffs Infantry go into action.

15th Wednesday
Ecoivres.
Police duty. Inoculated.


16th Thursday
Ecoivres.
Excused duty owing to inoculation.

17th Friday - 25th Saturday
Ecoivres.
Police duty.
Notts & Derby’s charge casualties 80. 60 Bearers warned to prepare to go up trenches at 3am o’clock, but they had no further order.

29th Wednesday
Ecoivres.
Police duty.
Witness German plane brought down by one of ours in a duel.

30th Thursday - 31st Friday
Bath house orderly.