Diary of John Henry Fisher, item 15
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filled with Tear shell gas
to test the masks.
Saturday May 12 Went to
Mont St Eloy by motor wagon
the place in ruins. Got a
Testament from the Salvation
Army hut at Mont St Eloy
afternoon working on the dump
Sent letter to M + one to McKitchen
Sunday May 13 Called out at 11-30 pm
& motored to old No.6 Dump to load
60 wagons with empty cases +
18 pound shell cases, finished
5. am Monday morning, worked
through a thunderstorm
Monday May 14 All day in tent
sleeping or reading. Thunder
showers all day
Wednesday May 16 Went in
motor wagons right up to the
old lines to pick up empty
18 pound shells. Carried rations
-
filled with Tear shell gas
to test the masks.
Saturday May 12 Went to
Mont St Eloy by motor wagon
the place in ruins. Got a
Testament from the Salvation
Army hut at Mont St Eloy
afternoon working on the dump
Sent letter to M + one to Mc-Kitchen
Sunday May 13 Called out at 11.30 pm
motored to old No.6 Dump to load
60 wagons with empty cases +
18 pound shell cases, finished
5. am Monday morning, worked
through a thunderstorm
Monday May 14 All day in tent
sleeping or reading. Thunder
showers all day
Wednesday May 16 Went in
motor wagons right up to the
old lines to pick up empty
18 pound shells Carried rations
-
filled with Tear shell gas
to test the masks.
Saturday May 12 Went to
Mont St Eloy by motor wagon
the place in ruins. Got a
Testament from the Salvation
Army hut at Mont St Eloy
afternoon working on the dump
Sent letter to M + one to Mc-Kitchen
Sunday May 13 Called out at 11.30 pm
motored to old No.6 Dump to load
60 wagons with empty cases +
18 pound shell cases, finished
5. am Monday morning, worked
through a thunderstorm
Monday May 14 All day in tent
-
filled with Tear shell gas
to test the masks.
Saturday May 12 Went to
Mont St Eloy by motor wagon
the place in ruins. Got a
Testament from the Salvation
Army hut at Mont St Eloy
afternoon working on the dump
Sent letter to M + one to Mc-Kitchen
Sunday May 13 Called out at 11.30 pm
-
filled with Tear shell gas
to test the masks.
Saturday May 12 Went to
Mont St Eloy by motor wagon
the place in ruins. Got a
Testament from the Salvation
Army
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Areas of Arras, France and Ypres, Flanders
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Story location Areas of Arras, France and Ypres, Flanders
- ID
- 17098 / 206747
- Contributor
- Jeanette Payne
May 12, 1917 – May 16, 1917
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