Trench diary of George Williams

• January 30, 2018 20:32:20 Stella Watkin

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  MAY 1916

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  21 SUN.

  On Parade digging at

  trenches until 4 o clock

  At Y.M.C.A. service - 

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  22 MON.
  

  Day off - two Y & L wounded
  

  through a rifle grenade
  

  behind our camp - out at 
  

  night - Germans bombard our
  

  lines heavily - W Yorks Casualties

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  23 TUES.
  

  Mess Orderly - out at night
  

  at "The Farm" digging until 
  

  3.0 am

  
  

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  MAY 1916

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  24 WED.

  Baths - Raining - Company go

  into trenches - out at 

  night carrying R.E. Stores - 

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  25 THUR.
  

  Raining heavy at night - 
  

  put on Fatigue until 3.0 am
  

  Reported battalions losses - 
  

  E Company 3 killed -
  

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  26 FRI.
  

  Day off - out at night
  

  digging trenches at 
  

  Lercermer Farm - 
  

• January 30, 2018 20:28:45 Stella Watkin

  Left Hand Page: 

  MAY 1916

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  21 SUN.

  On Parade digging at

  trenches until 4 o clock

  At Y.M.C.A. service - 

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  22 MON.
  

  Day off - two Y & L wounded
  

  through a rifle grenade
  

  behind our camp - out at 
  

  night - Germans bombard our
  

  lines heavily - W Yorks Casualties

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  23 TUES.
  

  Mess Orderly - out at night
  

  at "The Farm" digging until 
  

  3.0 am

  
  

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  MAY 1916

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  24 WED.

  Baths - Raining - Company go

  into trenches - out at 

  night carrying R.E. Stores - 

  
  

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  25 THUR.
  

  Raining heavy at night - 
  

  put on Fatigue until 3.0 am
  

  Reported battalions losses - 
  

  E Company 3 killed -
  

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  26 FRI.
  

  Day off - out at night
  

  digging trenches at 
  

  Lercermer Farm - 
  

  
  

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• January 30, 2018 20:22:18 Stella Watkin

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  MAY 1916
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  21 SUN.  
  

  
  

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  22 MON.
  

  
  

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  23 TUES.
  

  
  

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  MAY 1916

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  24 WED.
  

  
  

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  25 THUR.
  

  
  

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  26 FRI.
  

  
  

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