Sunday, 30 January 2011

August 1917


Greetings Card from Ethel on holiday in Blackpool to Frank 26th July.




Frank (right) David (left) Looking very smart with their newly issued gas masks

August 1917

1st Wednesday
Night Clerk duty.
Cold and wet weather prevails.

2nd,3rd Thursday ,Friday
Night Duty.

4th Saturday.
Heavy bombardment prevails.

5th Sunday
Village bombarded at night, many killed and wounded.

6th Monday
Heavy shelling continues on both sides.

7th Tuesday
Night Clerk.
Philosophe shelled heavily.

10th Friday
Night clerk. Gas shells sent into village. Horns blowing, we had to wear Gas Helmets for 1 hour. After that time it cleared off. Fires were lit in Dressing Station and cellars to clear out the Gas.

13th Monday
Labourse.

15th Wednesday
Left Noeux-les-Mines for Leave.
Spent night at Boulogne.

16th Thursday

Sailed at 8.30am.
Arrived Willenhall at 8pm.

Leave dated from 16.8.17 to 16.9.17

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