Diary of John Henry Fisher, item 7
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marched 6 miles to a
village called Camblain
L'Abbe + camped in tents
just outside the village
Monday April 2 Worked all
night loading motor waggons
with 8 inch shells for the
guns. Snowing hard all
night. 8 inch shell weighs
about 2 CWT. 2 hundred pounds A very rough
beginning
Tuesday Apl 3 Moved camp
to the other side of the
village. Out working all
night unloading motor
waggons, containing cases
of shells, each case holding
4 shells. case + with shells
weighing about 120 lbs:
Wednesday Apl 4 Working all
night on same job as
previous night
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marched 6 miles to a
village called Camblain
L'Ubbe + camped in tents
just outside the village
Monday April 2 Worked all
night loading motor waggons
with 8 inch shells for the
guns. Snowing hard all
night. 8 inch shell weighs
about 2 CWT. A very rough
beginning
Tuesday Apl 3 Moved camp
to the other side of the
village. Out working all
night unloading motor
waggons containing cases
of shells , each case holding
4 shells . case + with shells
weighing about 120 lbs:
Wednesday Apl 4 Working all
night on same job as
previous night
-
marched 6 miles to a
village called Camblain
L'Ubbe + camped in tents
just outside the village
Monday April 2 Worked all
night loading motor waggons
with 8 inch shells for the
guns. Snowing hard all
night. 8 inch shell weighs
about 2 CWT. A very rough
beginning
Tuesday Apl 3 Moved camp
-
marched 6 miles to a
village called Camblain
L'Ubbe + camped in tents
just outside the village
Monday April 2
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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 / 206739
- Contributor
- Jeanette Payne
April 2, 1917 – April 4, 1917
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