December 1915

1 Wednesday

Went up to trenches at tea time to fetch wounded officer. Duty at night as usual.

2 Thursday

Zelobes.

Clerking.

Night duty.

3 Friday

Went up firing lines.

4 Saturday

Zelobes.

Memo:

Birthdays

Jack Southall Dec 1st.

Sid Southall Dec 8th.

Edith Southall Dec 16th.

5,6,7 Sunday, Monday, Wednesday

Zelobes.

Night duty.

8 Wednesday
With drawed all smoke helmets.

9 Thursday

Zelobes.

Marched 6 miles, billeted in fine room, waiting to entrain for Egypt.

Hinges.

10 Friday

Hinges.

March out 6 miles.

Went to Béthune at night, got lost, returned 9.45pm.

11 Saturday

March out 6 miles.

Memo : Money due to me up to Dec 9th £9 1s 5d

12 Sunday

Hinges.

No Church Parade.

13,14 Monday Tuesday

Awaiting orders.

15 Wednesday

Hinges.

Usual routine.

16 Thursday

Hinges.

17 Friday

Usual routine.

18 Saturday

Hinges.

Memo

Pte L J Williams 2226

4 East Lancs Regt

Convalescent Home

Kineton

Nr Warwick.

19 Sunday

Left Hinges.

Marched 12 miles, arrived at Saint Venant, billeted in farmhouse, with old people.

20,21 Monday& Tuesday

Saint Venant.

Short route march.

22 Wednesday

Fine dinner at night, 10 of us. Fowls and rabbits.

23 Thursday

Usual routine.

24 Friday

Usual routine.

25 Saturday Christmas Day.

Saint Venant.

Day’s holiday. Rabbit dinner provided by Capt Strange. Party at night, 6 of us. Fowls & rabbits.

Happy memories.

Memo: I had 16 Xmas cards sent to me.

26 Sunday

Left St Venant, marched 6 miles, arrived at Isbergues. Billeted in barn, by munitions factory, which employed 5,000 hands. Hospital.

27 Monday

Isbergues.

Hospital duty.

28 Tuesday

Isbergues.

100 patients in hospital.

29,30 Wednesday,Thursday

Usual routine.

31 Friday

A & C Sect come and join us, after being left at St Venant.