Trench diary of George Williams

• March 8, 2018 12:21:06 Stella Watkin

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  MARCH 1916
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  28 TUES.
  

  Very Cold - 
  

  Gas Helmet Inspection - 
  

  Report that the Channel is
  

  held up - visited French
  

  defence trenches

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  29 WED.

  Lovely Morning - 
  

  Packing up - left

  Beauquesne at 1.30 pm
  

  Heavy Snow Storm -
  

  Arrived at Engbelmar
  

  6.30 pm

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  30 THUR.
  

  Frosty - Germans
  

  shelling our aeroplanes - 
  

  Shell Cap falls in yard
  

  
  

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  MARCH 1916

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  31 FRI.
  

  Lovely Morning -

  Grub Orderly - Water from
  

  well - hear guns all day - 
  

  practice for Artillery 
  

  bombardment
  

  C & D go into trenches -   C & D companies of East York Regiment 

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  1 SAT.           April
  

  7.0 am Clothing Parade -
  

  Q. M. Stores Fatigue - Go to   Q. M. = Quartermaster's 
  

  the trenches 7.30 pm
  

  Ration Fatigue - quiet -
  

  Steel Helmets

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  2 SUN.  4th in Lent
  

  Stand to 4.30 am for 1 hour
  

  Still on Rations for 1st Line - 
  

  Fairly Quiet - some letters 
  

  arrive
  

• February 15, 2018 23:44:58 Stella Watkin

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  MARCH 1916
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  28 TUES.
  

  Very Cold - 
  

  Gas Helmet Inspection - 
  

  Report that the Channel is
  

  held up - visited French
  

  defence trenches

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  29 WED.

  Lovely Morning - 
  

  Packing up - left

  Beauquesne at 1.30 pm
  

  Heavy Snow Storm -
  

  Arrived at Engbelmar
  

  6.30 pm

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  30 THUR.
  

  Frosty - Germans
  

  shelling our aeroplanes - 
  

  Shall Cap falls in yard
  

  
  

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  MARCH 1916

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  31 FRI.
  

  Lovely Morning -

  Grub Orderly - Water from
  

  well - hear guns all day - 
  

  practice for Artillery 
  

  bombardment
  

  C & D go into trenches -   C & D companies of East York Regiment 

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  1 SAT.           April
  

  7.0 am Clothing Parade -
  

  Q. M. Stores Fatigue - Go to   Q. M. = Quartermaster's 
  

  the trenches 7.30 pm
  

  Ration Fatigue - quiet -
  

  Steel Helmets

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  2 SUN.  4th in Lent
  

  Stand to 4.30 am for 1 hour
  

  Still on Rations for 1st Line - 
  

  Fairly Quiet - some letters 
  

  arrive
  

  
  

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• February 15, 2018 23:43:13 Stella Watkin

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  MARCH 1916
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  28 TUES.
  

  Very Cold - 
  

  Gas Helmet Inspection - 
  

  Report that the Channel is
  

  held up - visited French
  

  defence trenches

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  29 WED.

  Lovely Morning - 
  

  Packing up - left

  Beauquesne at 1.30 pm
  

  Heavy Snow Storm -
  

  Arrived at Engbelmar
  

  6.30 pm

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  30 THUR.
  

  Frosty - Germans
  

  shelling our aeroplanes - 
  

  Shall Cap falls in yard
  

  
  

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  MARCH 1916

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  31 FRI.
  

  Lovely Morning -

  Grub Orderly - Water from
  

  well - hear guns all day - 
  

  practice for Artillery 
  

  bombardment
  

  C & D go into trenches -

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  1 SAT.           April
  

  7.0 am Clothing Parade -
  

  Q M Stores Fatigue - Go to
  

  the trenches 7.30 pm
  

  Ration Fatigue - quiet -
  

  Steel Helmets

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  2 SUN.  4th in Lent
  

  Stand to 4.30 am for 1 hour
  

  Still on Rations for 1st Line - 
  

  Fairly Quiet - some letters 
  

  arrive
  

  
  

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• February 15, 2018 23:42:20 Stella Watkin

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  MARCH 1916
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  28 TUES.
  

  Very Cold - 
  

  Gas Helmet Inspection - 
  

  Report that the Channel is
  

  held up - visited French
  

  defence trenches

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  29 WED.

  Lovely Morning - 
  

  Packing up - left

  Beauquesne at 1.30 pm
  

  Heavy Snow Storm -
  

  Arrived at Engbelmar
  

  6.30 pm

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  30 THUR.
  

  Frosty - Germans
  

  shelling our aeroplanes - 
  

  Shall Cap falls in yard
  

  
  

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  MARCH 1916

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  31 FRI.
  

  Lovely Morning -

  Grub Orderly - Water from
  

  well - hear guns all day - 
  

  practice for Artillery 
  

  bombardment
  

  C & D go into trenches -

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  1 SAT.           April
  

  7.0 am Clothing Parade -
  

  Q M Stores Fatigue - Go to
  

  the trenches 7.30 pm
  

  Ration Fatigue - quiet -
  

  Steel Helmets

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  2 SUN.  4th in Lent
  

  Stand to 4.30 am for 1 hour
  

  Still on Rations for 1st Line - 
  

  Fairly Quiet - some letters 
  

  arrive
  

  
  

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• January 28, 2018 22:56:47 Stella Watkin

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  MARCH 1916
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  28 TUES.
  

  Very Cold - 
  

  Gas Helmet Inspection - 
  

  Report that the Channel is
  

  held up - visited French
  

  defence trenches

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  29 WED.

  Lovely Morning - 
  

  Packing up - left

  Beauquesne at 1.30 pm
  

  Heavy Snow Storm -
  

  Arrived at Engbelmar
  

  6.30 pm

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  30 THUR.
  

  Frosty - Germans
  

  shelling our aeroplanes - 
  

  Shall Cap falls in yard
  

  
  

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  MARCH 1916

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  31 FRI.
  

  Lovely Morning -

  Grub Orderly - Water from
  

  well - hear guns all day - 
  

  practice for Artillery 
  

  bombardment
  

  C & D go into trenches -

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  1 SAT.           April
  

  7.0 am Clothing Parade -
  

  Q M Stores Fatigue - Go to
  

  the trenches 7.30 pm
  

  Ration Fatigue - quiet -
  

  Steel Helmets

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  2 SUN.  4th in Lent
  

  Stand to 4.30 am for 1 hour
  

  Still on Rations for 1st Line - 
  

  Fairly Quiet - some letters 
  

  arrive
  

  
  

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• January 28, 2018 22:55:18 Stella Watkin

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  MARCH 1916
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  28 TUES.
  

  Very Vold - 
  

  Gas Helmet Inspection - 
  

  Report that the Channel is
  

  held up - visited French
  

  defence trenches
  

  
  

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  29 WED.

  Lovely Morning - 
  

  Packing up - left

  Beauquesne at 1.30 pm
  

  Heavy Snow Storm -
  

  Arrived at Engbelmar
  

  6.30 pm
  

  
  

  
  

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  30 THUR.
  

  Frosty - Germans
  

  shelling our aeroplanes - 
  

  Shall Cap falls in yard
  

  
  

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  MARCH 1916

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  31 FRI.
  

  Lovely Morning -

  Grub Orderly - Water from
  

  well - hear guns all day - 
  

  practice for Artillery 
  

  bombardment
  

  C & D go into trenches -
  

  
  

  
  

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  1 SAT.           April
  

  7.0 am Clothing Parade -
  

  Q M Stores Fatigue - Go to
  

  the trenches 7.30 pm
  

  Ration Fatigue - quiet -
  

  Steel Helmets
  

  
  

  
  

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  2 SUN.  4th in Lent
  

  Stand to 4.30 am for 1 hour
  

  Still on Rations for 1st Line - 
  

  Fairly Quiet - some letters 
  

  arrive
  

  
  

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• January 28, 2018 22:54:23 Stella Watkin

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  MARCH 1916
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  28 TUES.
  

  Very Vold - 
  

  Gas Helmet Inspection - 
  

  Report that the Channel is
  

  held up - visited French
  

  defence trenches
  

  
  

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

  29 WED.

  Lovely Morning - 
  

  Packing up - left

  Beauquesne at 1.30 pm
  

  Heavy Snow Storm -
  

  Arrived at Engbelmar
  

  6.30 pm
  

  
  

  
  

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  30 THUR.
  

  Frosty - Germans
  

  shelling our aeroplanes - 
  

  Shall Cap falls in yard
  

  
  

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  MARCH 1916

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  31 FRI.
  

  Lovely Morning -

  Grub Orderly - Water from
  

  well - hear guns all day - 
  

  practice for Artillery 
  

  bombardment
  

  C & D go into trenches -
  

  
  

  
  

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  1 SAT.           April
  

  7.0 am Clothing Parade -
  

  Q M Stores Fatigue - Go to
  

  the trenches 7.30 pm
  

  Ration Fatigue - quiet -
  

  Steel Helmets
  

  
  

  
  

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  2 SUN.
  

  
  

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• January 28, 2018 22:53:06 Stella Watkin

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  MARCH 1916
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  28 TUES.
  

  Very Vold - 
  

  Gas Helmet Inspection - 
  

  Report that the Channel is
  

  held up - visited French
  

  defence trenches
  

  
  

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

  29 WED.

  Lovely Morning - 
  

  Packing up - left

  Beauquesne at 1.30 pm
  

  Heavy Snow Storm -
  

  Arrived at Engbelmar
  

  6.30 pm
  

  
  

  
  

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  30 THUR.
  

  Frosty - Germans
  

  shelling our aeroplanes - 
  

  Shall Cap falls in yard
  

  
  

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  MARCH 1916

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  31 FRI.
  

  Lovely Morning -

  Grub Orderly - Water from
  

  well - hear guns all day - 
  

  practice for Artillery 
  

  bombardment
  

  C & D go into trenches -
  

  
  

  
  

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  1 SAT.
  

  
  

  
  

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  2 SUN.
  

  
  

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• January 28, 2018 22:47:15 Stella Watkin

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  MARCH 1916
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  28 TUES.
  

  Very Vold - 
  

  Gas Helmet Inspection - 
  

  Report that the Channel is
  

  held up - visited French
  

  defence trenches
  

  
  

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

  29 WED.

  Lovely Morning - 
  

  Packing up - left

  Beauquesne at 1.30 pm
  

  Heavy Snow Storm -
  

  Arrived at Engbelmar
  

  6.30 pm
  

  
  

  
  

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  30 THUR.
  

  Frosty - Germans
  

  shelling our aeroplanes - 
  

  Shall Cap falls in yard
  

  
  

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  MARCH 1916

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  31 FRI.
  

  
  

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  1 SAT.
  

  
  

  
  

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  2 SUN.
  

  
  

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• January 28, 2018 22:46:40 Stella Watkin

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  MARCH 1916
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  28 TUES.
  

  Very Vold - 
  

  Gas Helmet Inspection - 
  

  Report that the Channel is
  

  held up - visited French
  

  defence trenches
  

  
  

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

  29 WED.

  Lovely Morning - 
  

  Packing up - left

  Beauquesne at 1.30 pm
  

  Heavy Snow Storm -
  

  Arrived at Engbelmar
  

  6.30 pm
  

  
  

  
  

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  30 THUR.
  

  
  

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  MARCH 1916

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  31 FRI.
  

  
  

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  1 SAT.
  

  
  

  
  

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  2 SUN.
  

  
  

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• January 28, 2018 22:43:23 Stella Watkin

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  MARCH 1916
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  28 TUES.
  

  
  

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  29 WED.
  

  
  

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  30 THUR.
  

  
  

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  MARCH 1916

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  31 FRI.
  

  
  

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  1 SAT.
  

  
  

  
  

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  2 SUN.
  

  
  

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