4th Wednesday Left Bruay at 7am, a party of five and marched to Calanne-Ricouart Station in order to proceed to Rest Camp outside Boulogne, train left 6pm.
5th Thursday Arrived at Wimereux at 3am, situated outside Boulogne, marched to Ambleteuse, 5 miles from the above place. We encamped at 1st Army S.C.
6th Friday 1st Army Rest Camp. Bathing in the sea, 3 minutes walk from camp. Visit Boulogne 8 miles from Camp, had a good time.
7th Saturday Rest Camp. Thunderstorm. Bathing in the sea.
Memo. From this Camp one can clearly see the cliffs of Dover.
8th Sunday Ambleteuse. Wet and rough weather.
9th Monday Rotten weather.
10th Tuesday Wet weather still prevails and heavy gale. The sea being so rough as to wash up on the shore a large mine. Went to pictures.
11th Wednesday Visit to Boulogne, terribly rough, from Cars unable to get along the front as sea was washing over the road.
12th Thursday Rough weather prevails.
13th Friday 1st Army Rest Station. Sports held here at which English Nurses attended.
15th Sunday Visit Wimereux the HQ W.A.A.C.
16th Monday Nice weather. Bathing in the sea.
18th Wednesday Reveille 2am. March off at 3.30am, arrived at Boulogne 7am. Entrained. Passed through Etaples, Abbeville, Amiens, Péronne. Disentrained. Marched 6 miles to Inf. Camp.
19th Thursday Brie. Awaiting the Div. which is on the move, in the meantime we are salvaging on the old battlefield here.
21st Saturday Marched away from Brie at 10am and arrived at Estrées at 2pm. Went by Motor Amb. to A.D.S. Bihécourt captured 3 days since.
22nd Sunday A.D.S. Day Orderly. Great activity.
24th Tuesday The boys make a stunt, capturing some hundreds of prisoners and village. We were busy with casualties.
25th Wednesday A.D.S. Very Busy.
26th Thursday Great preparations.
28th Saturday/30th Monday Orderly in Dressing Station. Moved at night to Right Sector A.D.S. Opened same, another being run by C Section. A few hours sleep and duty in Station, then Div. charge at 5am after great barrage. They cross the St Quentin Canal and capture the village of Bellenglise, advancing many miles. No. of prisoners 9,200, guns 200, machine guns many hundreds and trench mortars. We dressed all the casualties including hundreds of Boche. ______________________________
1st Sunday
Church Parade.
2nd Monday
Overhauling Medical Equipment.
3rd Tuesday
Visit to Bruay baths.
4th Wednesday
Left Bruay at 7am, a party of five and marched to Calanne-Ricouart Station in order to proceed to Rest Camp outside Boulogne, train left 6pm.
5th Thursday
Arrived at Wimereux at 3am, situated outside Boulogne, marched to Ambleteuse, 5 miles from the above place. We encamped at 1st Army S.C.
6th Friday
1st Army Rest Camp.
Bathing in the sea, 3 minutes walk from camp. Visit Boulogne 8 miles from Camp, had a good time.
7th Saturday
Rest Camp.
Thunderstorm.
Bathing in the sea.
Memo.
From this Camp one can clearly see the cliffs of Dover.
8th Sunday
Ambleteuse.
Wet and rough weather.
9th Monday
Rotten weather.
10th Tuesday
Wet weather still prevails and heavy gale. The sea being so rough as to wash up on the shore a large mine.
Went to pictures.
11th Wednesday
Visit to Boulogne, terribly rough, from Cars unable to get along the front as sea was washing over the road.
12th Thursday
Rough weather prevails.
13th Friday
1st Army Rest Station.
Sports held here at which English Nurses attended.
15th Sunday
Visit Wimereux the HQ W.A.A.C.
16th Monday
Nice weather.
Bathing in the sea.
18th Wednesday
Reveille 2am. March off at 3.30am, arrived at Boulogne 7am. Entrained.
Passed through Etaples, Abbeville, Amiens, Péronne. Disentrained. Marched 6 miles to Inf. Camp.
19th Thursday
Brie.
Awaiting the Div. which is on the move, in the meantime we are salvaging on the old battlefield here.
21st Saturday
Marched away from Brie at 10am and arrived at Estrées at 2pm. Went by Motor Amb. to A.D.S. Bihécourt captured 3 days since.
22nd Sunday
A.D.S.
Day Orderly.
Great activity.
24th Tuesday
The boys make a stunt, capturing some hundreds of prisoners and village. We were busy with casualties.
25th Wednesday
A.D.S.
Very Busy.
26th Thursday
Great preparations.
28th Saturday/30th Monday
Orderly in Dressing Station. Moved at night to Right Sector A.D.S. Opened same, another being run by C Section. A few hours sleep and duty in Station, then Div. charge at 5am after great barrage. They cross the St Quentin Canal and capture the village of Bellenglise, advancing many miles. No. of prisoners
9,200, guns 200, machine guns many hundreds and trench mortars. We dressed all the casualties including hundreds of Boche.
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