The brothers who went to war, item 4

• October 26, 2018 10:55:21 Sara Fresi

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  June 11th. Made gun pits Lecture on Resperation. Quiet.

  12th. Gun Drill. Artillery on all night.

  13th. Church Parade. Heavy Guns still going strong. Shake the

  whole neighbourhood. Noon, "Stand to".

  14th REinforcements from Canterbury. Men left behind withou

  guns, Horses sent out over to Givenchy. Heavy bomb

  -ardment Still going on, all Ross Rifles exchanged for

  , Rifles taken up to trenches  + exchanged. Ros

  

  15th Village where billeted shelled, 4 horses killed 6 men

  hurt, 1 very badly, now at La Priclle, at cross roads

  artillery out exercising Horses, shell dropped amongst

  them killing + wounding many men + Horses. Heavy

  bombardment all Night. Now at Givenchy close to Sugar

  Refinery + Distillery, Change at 5:00

  16th Machine Gun close to Railway Bridge. One continual

  stream of Wounded. Some wounded in the Head carrying

  those wounded in Segs + Dc. Artillery going all night.

  Moved up to 2nd trench later. No action, returned thru

  Givenchy village under heavy fire + snipers.

  17th Special reserve trench along Railway Track. Narrow escape

  of two men passing a house. Return to Beuvry along Canal

  camp in field close to Armour Train. Woman in house,

  is daughter of old woman in D"sketch" page 11 Oct 7th 1914.

  Returned to keeping Ginger-Bread. Stop in Boulog

• October 26, 2018 10:55:13 Sara Fresi

  
  

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 13:12:04 Georgia Anderton

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  June 11th. Made gun pits Lecture on Resperation. Quiet.

  12th. Gun Drill. Artillery on all night.

  13th. Church Parade. Heavy Guns still going strong. Shake the

  whole neighbourhood. Noon, "Stand to".

  14th REinforcements from Canterbury. Men left behind withou

  guns, Horses sent out over to Givenchy. Heavy bomb

  -ardment Still going on, all Ross Rifles exchanged for

  , Rifles taken up to trenches  + exchanged. Ros

  

  15th Village where billeted shelled, 4 horses killed 6 men

  hurt, 1 very badly, now at La Priclle, at cross roads

  artillery out exercising Horses, shell dropped amongst

  them killing + wounding many men + Horses. Heavy

  bombardment all Night. Now at Givenchy close to Sugar

  Refinery + Distillery, Change at 5:00

  16th Machine Gun close to Railway Bridge. One continual

  stream of Wounded. Some wounded in the Head carrying

  those wounded in Segs + Dc. Artillery going all night.

  Moved up to 2nd trench later. No action, returned thru

  Givenchy village under heavy fire + snipers.

  17th Special reserve trench along Railway Track. Narrow escape

  of two men passing a house. Return to Beuvry along Canal

  camp in field close to Armour Train. Woman in house,

  is daughter of old woman in D"sketch" page 11 Oct 7th 1914.

  Returned to keeping Ginger-Bread. Stop in Boulog

  
  

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