July 1917

 
July
1st Sunday
Heavy bombardment still prevails.  Wet weather has continued practically all the week.
 
3rd Tuesday
Division relieved after 3 months fighting on Lens front, in which time they inflicted many casualties on the Hun, and gained ground, themselves having a good number of casualties.  The rest of my Unit come out of Lens and return.
 
4th Wednesday
Night Duty.
German Planes over at Midnight, and bomb Béthune.
 
7th Saturday
German Planes again over.
 
16th Monday
Night orderly at Rest Station Labeuvriere. 
 
18th Wednesday.
Lt Col Hodder returns to Unit after 2 months in England, owing to head wounds sustained in Lievin.
 
19th Thursday
Same routine, hospital duty.
Fine concert at night in Hospital Rec. Hall for personnel only of Fld Amb.
Col Hodder presided.  Col Wrath was also in attendance.  It was a great success.
 
20th Friday
My Hospital Duties finish at Hospital Station Labeuvriere, as most of B Sect leave for line tomorrow. 
 
21st Saturday
Vermelles.
B Sect leave Labeuvriere in Ambulance waggons for the line, Main Dressing Station at Philosophe.  I along with squad of four went on to Half Way House Relay Post, which is a good dugout, Hulluch no 3, near Vermelles.
 
22nd Sunday
Bombing raid at night.  We were out collecting until 6am of the 23rd, Lincoln & Leicesters Bgde the only ones in the line out of 46 Div.
 
23rd Monday
Stretcher bearing at night.  Heavy bombardments continue.
 
25th Wednesday
My squad is relieved during morning, and return to Main Dressing Station for 4 days at Philosophe.
 
26th Thursday
Night Clerks Duty in Dressing Station.
 
29th Sunday
Advanced Dress Sta. Philosophe.  Night Clerk.  The village heavily shelled, several drop within a few yds of Sta.
 
30th Monday
Night Clerk along with Canadian RAMC.