November 1915

1 Monday

Fouquières.

Receive parcel and photos from Dugmores’ in which Ada sent me chicken.

Sick.

2, Tuesday 3 Wednesday

Fouquières.

Sick.

[Note, a friend sent Frank a cooked chicken from England he reports being

sick from Monday to Thursday]

Our Guards billeted near us.

4 Thursday

Fouquieres.

Sick - off all duty.

5 Friday - 6 Saturday

Left Fouquières, marched 9 miles to Lestrem with Staffs Infantry Brigade, but we had to return, as our billets were still occupied by Indian troops under orders to leave the country for Balkans. We arrived back at our hospital Fouquières 8pm on the 5th, having marched 18 miles. Major Hodder now commanding the unit.

Memo: Colonel Dent returns to Wolverhampton to stay.

7 Sunday

Left Fouquières, marched again to Lestrem. Billeted in Barn C Sect. Collect from the line & A run the hospital (very quiet).

8 Monday

Lestrem.

Rest.

Heavy firing from our big guns.

9 Tuesday

Wet weather has prevailed the past month.

10 to 12 Wednesday

Lestrem.

Heavy firing from our guns.

13 Saturday

Sup with Harold

Memo

Pte H Fox 3082

Lincoln Ward

2nd Eastern Gen Hospital

Dyke Road

Brighton

[Must be Humfrey Fox, recovering from wounds - see above]

14 Sunday

20 of our Unit including Harold Jordon leave here for the Base, to join ASC in their own trades.

Church Parade.

15 Monday

Lestrem.

Table orderly.

16 Tuesday, 17 Wednesday

Usual routine.

Heavy Artillery action.

18 Thursday

Ditto.

19 Friday 20 Saturday

Went by Ambulance Waggons to a wood 12 miles away, in order to get brush wood to make stables for the winter.

21 Sunday

Lestrem. Rest.

Church parade.

22 Monday

Guard.

23 Tuesday

Lestrem.

Went to Menice Forest for brush wood to make horse lines, a beautiful wood, covering vast area.

24 Wednesday

6.0am.

David goes up the line & is temporary att to Lincs.

25 Thursday

6.0am.

Lestrem.

Making horse lines at Transport.

26 Friday

Reveille 6.0am.

27 Saturday

6.0am.

Memo:

Pte H Jordon (2107)

No 1 Base MT Depot

Rouen.

28 Sunday

B Sect take over from A the hospital at Zelobes, I take over my duties as Clerk at 9.0am. 76 patients, plenty of Scabies.

29 Monday

Zelobes.

Billeted near hospital in room over Estaminet. Plenty of work on night duty. Daily state of sick to be made out to ADMS.

30 Tuesday

Zelobes.

Sleeping all day