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• June 7, 2017 00:39:51 Annick Rodriguez

  15th Sept.
  

  I start on my 32nd year of service (enlisted 15/9/1884). Hope I shall have

  luck to return home so as to get into my 33rd year on 15/9/1916. Some rain

  last night . Been a nice day. Enemy's shells quiet this morning but he has

  been busy this afternoon. Deepened my dugout and made it nice. Night much

  warmer as regards weather,

  16th Sept.
  

  Battalion coming down for rest tonight to Hill 10 Camp. Rotten place, is

  shelled for hours daily. I went and looked over the place this morning.

  10th Middlesex.......lot. Dirty camp.

  Battalion got in and settled down about 11 p.m. Pte. Allen of C Company got

  hit coming down with rifle bullet. Went with Ellis to 2nd W.F.A. to see

  Rev. Toogood. Also saw Father Moth(?), Ellis gave me W & S, went down a

  treat.

  17th Sept.
  

  Nothing unusual to ordinary routine. Went over to see Battalion, C.O. , quite

  well also other  officers with them:

               'Young' Horner 'A' Coy.                            Jefferson 'B' Coy

                           Jenkins 'C' Coy.                              Dealtry and Alexandra 'D' Coy.

                                              J. Horner- Machine Gun.

  Got 2 letters from home and one from Uncle Will.

  18th Sept.
  

  Lively artillery duel between 8 and 9.30 a.m. on the left close to our

  dugouts. Sent cards to L. (wife) and Uncle Will. also letters to each,

  received letter from L. after posting one to her today.

  4 men wounded, 4 mules killed and 3 mules wounded belonging to 160th

  brigade by 3 shrapnels sent into mule lines.

  19th Sept . Sunday
  

  Packed up one 3" shell, 2 pieces of shell, 1 bullet, clip and 5 cases. Sent

  by post today cost 2/6d. Nothing unusual occurred - usual shelling

  everywhere. Answered L. letter.

  20th Sept.
  

  Went to see our new camp (K.O.S.R.) (Kings Own Scottish Rifles?) - rotten

  place. Taylor, Sgt. H. Jones and 30 men went with me- got shelled going.

  Two of the party got hit (Lt. C. Royce and one man) rather badly. Shelling

  commenced at 9.45 and stopped at 12 noon.

                                      -7-

  
  

  
  

  
  

• June 7, 2017 00:39:41 Annick Rodriguez

  15th Sept.
  

  I start on my 32nd year of service (enlisted 15/9/1884). Hope I shall have

  luck to return home so as to get into my 33rd year on 15/9/1916. Some rain

  last night . Been a nice day. Enemy's shells quiet this morning but he has

  been busy this afternoon. Deepened my dugout and made it nice. Night much

  warmer as regards weather,

  16th Sept.
  

  Battalion coming down for rest tonight to Hill 10 Camp. Rotten place, is

  shelled for hours daily. I went and looked over the place this morning.

  10th Middlesex.......lot. Dirty camp.

  Battalion got in and settled down about 11 p.m. Pte. Allen of C Company got

  hit coming down with rifle bullet. Went with Ellis to 2nd W.F.A. to see

  Rev. Toogood. Also saw Father Moth(?), Ellis gave me W & S, went down a

  treat.

  17th Sept.
  

  Nothing unusual to ordinary routine. Went over to see Battalion, C.O. , quite

  well also other  officers with them:

               'Young' Horner 'A' Coy.                            Jefferson 'B' Coy

                           Jenkins 'C' Coy.                              Dealtry and Alexandra 'D' Coy.

                                              J. Horner- Machine Gun.

  Got 2 letters from home and one from Uncle Will.

  18th Sept.
  

  Lively artillery duel between 8 and 9.30 a.m. on the left close to our

  dugouts. Sent cards to L. (wife) and Uncle Will. also letters to each,

  received letter from L. after posting one to her today.

  4 men wounded, 4 mules killed and 3 mules wounded belonging to 160th

  brigade by 3 shrapnels sent into mule lines.

  19th Sept . Sunday
  

  Packed up one 3" shell, 2 pieces of shell, 1 bullet, clip and 5 cases. Sent

  by post today cost 2/6d. Nothing unusual occurred - usual shelling

  everywhere. Answered L. letter.

  20th Sept.
  

  Went to see our new camp (K.O.S.R.) (Kings Own Scottish Rifles?) - rotten

  place. Taylor, Sgt. H. Jones and 30 men went with me- got shelled going.

  Two of the party got hit (Lt. C. Royce and one man) rather badly. Shelling

  commenced at 9.45 and stopped at 12 noon.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• June 7, 2017 00:35:47 Annick Rodriguez

  15th Sept.
  

  I start on my 32nd year of service (enlisted 15/9/1884). Hope I shall have

  luck to return home so as to get into my 33rd year on 15/9/1916. Some rain

  last night . Been a nice day. Enemy's shells quiet this morning but he has

  been busy this afternoon. Deepened my dugout and made it nice. Night much

  warmer as regards weather,

  16th Sept.
  

  Battalion coming down for rest tonight to Hill 10 Camp. Rotten place, is

  shelled for hours daily. I went and looked over the place this morning.

  10th Middlesex.......lot. Dirty camp.

  Battalion got in and settled down about 11 p.m. Pte. Allen of C Company got

  hit coming down with rifle bullet. Went with Ellis to 2nd W.F.A. to see

  Rev. Toogood. Also saw Father Moth(?), Ellis gave me W & S, went down a

  treat.

  17th Sept.
  

  Nothing unusual to ordinary routine. Went over to see Battalion, C.O. , quite

  well also other  officers with them:

               'Young' Horner 'A' Coy.                            Jefferson 'B' Coy

                           Jenkins 'C' Coy.                              Dealtry and Alexandra 'D' Coy.

                                              J. Horner- Machine Gun.

  Got 2 letters from home and one from Uncle Will.

  18th Sept.
  

  Lively artillery duel between 8 and 9.30 a.m. on the left close to our

  dugouts. Sent cards to L. (wife) and Uncle Will. also letters to each,

  received letter from L. after posting one to her today.

  4 men wounded, 4 mules killed and 3 mules wounded belonging to 160th

  
  

  
  

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• June 7, 2017 00:33:20 Annick Rodriguez

  15th Sept.
  

  I start on my 32nd year of service (enlisted 15/9/1884). Hope I shall have

  luck to return home so as to get into my 33rd year on 15/9/1916. Some rain

  last night . Been a nice day. Enemy's shells quiet this morning but he has

  been busy this afternoon. Deepened my dugout and made it nice. Night much

  warmer as regards weather,

  16th Sept.
  

  Battalion coming down for rest tonight to Hill 10 Camp. Rotten place, is

  shelled for hours daily. I went and looked over the place this morning.

  10th Middlesex.......lot. Dirty camp.

  Battalion got in and settled down about 11 p.m. Pte. Allen of C Company got

  hit coming down with rifle bullet. Went with Ellis to 2nd W.F.A. to see

  Rev. Toogood. Also saw Father Moth(?), Ellis gave me W & S, went down a

  treat.

  17th Sept.
  

  Nothing unusual to ordinary routine. Went over to see Battalion, C.O. , quite

  well also other  officers with them:

               'Young' Horner 'A' Coy.                            Jefferson 'B' Coy

                           Jenkins 'C' Coy.                              Dealtry and Alexandra 'D' Coy.

                                              J. Horner- Machine Gun.

  
  

  
  

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• June 7, 2017 00:27:52 Annick Rodriguez

  15th Sept.
  

  I start on my 32nd year of service (enlisted 15/9/1884). Hope I shall have

  luck to return home so as to get into my 33rd year on 15/9/1916. Some rain

  last night . Been a nice day. Enemy's shells quiet this morning but he has

  been busy this afternoon. Deepened my dugout and made it nice. Night much

  warmer as regards weather,

  16th Sept.
  

  Battalion coming down for rest tonight to Hill 10 Camp. Rotten place, is

  shelled for hours daily. I went and looked over the place this morning.

  10th Middlesex.......lot. Dirty camp.

  Battalion got in and settled down about 11 p.m. Pte. Allen of C Company got

  
  

  
  

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• June 6, 2017 22:48:56 Annick Rodriguez

  15th Sept.
  

  I start on my 32nd year of service (enlisted 15/9/1884). Hope I shall have

  luck to return home so as to get into my 33rd year on 15/9/1916. Some rain

  last night . Been

  
  

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