Into the reserve lines – January 19th, 1918
Billeted with the Shaw lads at the reserve lines in Bodmin Camp
Category: January 1918
Trench raiding and intelligence gathering – January 18th, 1918
Air-fighting in the afternoon
Heavy Artillery – January 17th, 1918
Three miles from enemy lines
Up to the reserve lines – January 16th, 1918
Moved up to Gugunci & Johnny starts firing
Medical Inspections & Malaria – January 15th, 1918
Medical inspection and good food
To the Battalion – January 14th, 1918
Getting ready for the front
Cleanliness & Godliness – January 13th, 1918
Writing home and doing laundry
Weapons Practice – January 12th, 1918
Preparing for the line – bayonet, bombing and firing practice
Route Marching – January 11th, 1918
Still stormy, route marches & fatigues
Gales and Guard Duty – January 10th, 1918
Terrible storm, tents blown over
Frank’s Birthday – January 9th, 1918
Birthday in Summerhill Camp
Summer Hill Camp – January 8th, 1918
Tuesday Jan 8th, 1918 Rather dull day. Reveille 5:30. Fell in for marching away 8:30am. Iron rations – sick of them. Feel very…