Trench diary of George Williams
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Left Hand Page:
APRIL 1916
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 FRI. Good Friday
Revellie 5.30
Breakfast 6.0 - Fatigues -
Camp inches in mud - Lovely Morning -
Out at night for digging
6.0 to 10.0 at Windmill -
Pouring with rain -
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22 SAT.
Raining -
No Parades -
Bank Holiday at Hull -
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23 SUN.
Lovely Day
Breakfast 6.30 - out at
Colling camp putting up barbed
wire until 2.0 pm -
at Rev Kedward's Service
Right Hand Page:
APRIL 1916
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24 MON.
Fatigues - Mess Orderlies -
Playing Football at night -
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25 TUES.
On Road Fatigue -
mending roads -
most of company out
all night -
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26 WED.
On Fatigue at
R.E. Dump until 2.0 - R.E. = Royal Engineers
Out digging in cable at
night -
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Left Hand Page:
APRIL 1916
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 FRI. Good Friday
Revellie 5.30
Breakfast 6.0 - Fatigues -
Camp inches in mud - Lovely Morning -
Out at night for digging
6.0 to 10.0 at Windmill -
Pouring with rain -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22 SAT.
Raining -
No Parades -
Bank Holiday at Hull -
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23 SUN.
Lovely Day
Breakfast 6.30 - out at
Colling camp putting up barbed
wire until 2.0 pm -
at Rev Kedward's Service
Right Hand Page:
APRIL 1916
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24 MON.
Fatigues - Mess Orderlies -
Playing Football at night -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25 TUES.
On Road Fatigue -
mending roads -
most of company out
all night -
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26 WED.
On Fatigue at
R.E. Dump until 2.0 -
Out digging in cable at
night -
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Left Hand Page:
APRIL 1916 Good Friday
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 FRI.
Revellie 5.30
Breakfast 6.0 - Fatigues -
Camp inches in mud - Lovely Morning -
Out at night for digging
6.0 to 10.0 at Windmill -
Pouring with rain -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22 SAT.
Raining -
No Parades -
Bank Holiday at Hull -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23 SUN.
Lovely Day
Breakfast 6.30 - out at
Colling camp putting up barbed
wire until 2.0 pm -
at Rev Kedward's Service
Right Hand Page:
APRIL 1916
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24 MON.
Fatigues - Mess Orderlies -
Playing Football at night -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25 TUES.
On road Fatigue -
mending roads -
most of company out
all night -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26 WED.
On Fatigue at
R.E. Dump until 2.0 -
Out digging in cable at
night -
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Left Hand Page:
APRIL 1916 Good Friday
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 FRI.
Revellie 5.30
Breakfast 6.0 - Fatigues -
Camp inches in mud - Lovely Morning -
Out at night for digging
6.0 to 10.0 at Windmill -
Pouring with rain -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22 SAT.
Raining -
No Parades -
Bank Holiday at Hull -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23 SUN.
Lovely Day
Breakfast 6.30 - out at
Colling camp putting up barbed
wire until 2.0 pm -
at Rev Kedward's Service
Right Hand Page:
APRIL 1916
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24 MON.
Fatigues - Mess Orderlies -
Playing Football at night -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25 TUES.
On road Fatigue -
mending roads -
most of company out
all night -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26 WED.
On Fatigue at
R.E. Dump until 2.0 -
Out digging in cable at
night -
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Left Hand Page:
APRIL 1916 Good Friday
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 FRI.
Revellie 5.30
Breakfast 6.0 - Fatigues -
Camp inches in mud - Lovely Morning -
Out at night for digging
6.0 to 10.0 at Windmill -
Pouring with rain -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22 SAT.
Raining -
No Parades -
Bank Holiday at Hull -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23 SUN.
Lovely Day
Breakfast 6.30 - out at
Colling camp putting up barbed
wire until 2.0 pm -
at Rev Kedward's Service
Right Hand Page:
APRIL 1916
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24 MON.
Fatigues - Mess Orderlies -
Playing Football at night -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25 TUES.
On road Fatigue -
mending roads -
most of company out
all night -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26 WED.
On Fatigue at
R.E. Dump until 2.0 -
Out digging in cable at
night -
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Left Hand Page:
APRIL 1916 Good Friday
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 FRI.
Revellie 5.30
Breakfast 6.0 - Fatigues -
Camp inches in mud - Lovely Morning -
Out at night for digging
6.0 to 10.0 at Windmill -
Pouring with rain -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22 SAT.
Raining -
No Parades -
Bank Holiday at Hull -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23 SUN.
Lovely Day
Breakfast 6.30 - out at
Colling camp putting up barbed
wire until 2.0 pm -
at Rev Kedward's Service
Right Hand Page:
APRIL 1916
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24 MON.
Fatigues - Mess Orderlies -
Playing Football at night -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25 TUES.
On road Fatigue -
mending roads -
most of company out
all night -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26 WED.
On Fatigue at
R.E. Dump until 2.0 -
Out digging in cable at
night -
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Left Hand Page:
APRIL 1916 Good Friday
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 FRI.
Revellie 5.30
Breakfast 6.0 - Fatigues -
Camp inches in mud - Lovely Morning -
Out at night for digging
6.0 to 10.0 at Windmill -
Pouring with rain -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22 SAT.
Raining -
No Parades -
Bank Holiday at Hull -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23 SUN.
Lovely Day
Breakfast 6.30 - out at
Colling camp putting up barbed
wire until 2.0 pm -
at Rev Kedward's Service
Right Hand Page:
APRIL 1916
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24 MON.
Fatigues - Mess Orderlies -
Playing Football at night -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25 TUES.
On road Fatigue -
mending roads -
most of company out
all night -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26 WED.
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Left Hand Page:
APRIL 1916 Good Friday
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 FRI.
Revellie 5.30
Breakfast 6.0 - Fatigues -
Camp inches in mud - Lovely Morning -
Out at night for digging
6.0 to 10.0 at Windmill -
Pouring with rain -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22 SAT.
Raining -
No Parades -
Bank Holiday at Hull -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23 SUN.
Lovely Day
Breakfast 6.30 - out at
Colling camp putting up barbed
wire until 2.0 pm -
at Rev Kedward's Service
Right Hand Page:
APRIL 1916
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24 MON.
Fatigues - Mess Orderlies -
Playing Football at night -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
25 TUES.
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26 WED.
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Left Hand Page:
APRIL 1916 Good Friday
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 FRI.
Revellie 5.30
Breakfast 6.0 - Fatigues -
Camp inches in mud - Lovely Morning -
Out at night for digging
6.0 to 10.0 at Windmill -
Pouring with rain -
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22 SAT.
Raining -
No Parades -
Bank Holiday at Hull -
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23 SUN.
Lovely Day
Breakfast 6.30 - out at
Colling camp putting up barbed
wire until 2.0 pm -
at Rev Kedward's Service
Right Hand Page:
APRIL 1916
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24 MON.
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25 TUES.
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26 WED.
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Left Hand Page:
APRIL 1916 Good Friday
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 FRI.
Revellie 5.30
Breakfast 6.0 - Fatigues -
Camp inches in mud - Lovely Morning -
Out at night for digging
6.0 to 10.0 at Windmill -
Pouring with rain -
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22 SAT.
Raining -
No Parades -
Bank Holiday at Hull -
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23 SUN.
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APRIL 1916
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24 MON.
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25 TUES.
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26 WED.
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Left Hand Page:
APRIL 1916 Good Friday
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 FRI.
Revellie 5.30
Breakfast 6.0 - Fatigues -
Camp inches in mud - Lovely Morning -
Out at night for digging
6.0 to 10.0 at Windmill -
Pouring with rain -
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22 SAT.
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23 SUN.
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APRIL 1916
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24 MON.
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25 TUES.
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26 WED.
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APRIL 1916
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22 SAT.
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23 SUN.
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APRIL 1916
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- Brian Verity
April 21, 1916 – April 26, 1916
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