Wounded man being given a cup of teaSeptember 1915
Line orderly.
Walk to Boeschepe at night.
2 Thursday
Boeschepe, guard for 24 hours.
Poured with rain all that time.
Bombardment.
10 Francs = 7s4d
3 Friday
Pouring with rain at Boeschepe. Rest.
4 Saturday
Rest.
5 Sunday
Boeschepe.
Out with Amb.
Aft. Church Parade by Can. Hunt.
6 Monday
Cook’s assistant.
7 Tuesday
Wrote Joe Court.
Rest.
8 Wednesday
A party of us sent to Poperinge.
9 Thursday
Boeschepe.
Line orderly.
Artillery activity round Ypres.
10 Friday
Rest.
Artillery duels.
11 Saturday
Cook’s assistant.
Memo:
Pte L J Williams 2226
A Coy 4th East Lancs TF
East Lancs Div.
Mediterranean Exp Force
GPO London
12 Sunday
I was sent on permanent police duty.
Aft. Church Parade.
Arthur Walker in our hospital.
13 Monday
Boeschepe.
Police duty.
14 Tuesday
Boeschepe.
Police duty.
15 Wednesday
Ditto.
16 Thursday
Ditto.
Escort.
17 Friday
Police duty.
Miss E Southall
154 Portland Street.
18 Saturday
Police duty.
Charlie Griffiths goes on leave & takes Ethel box of souvenirs. Sent private letter to mail on.
Memo:
Pte J Court RAMC
V.A.
Barnstaple
England.
19 Sunday
Boeschepe.
Church Parade by Canon Hunt.
20 Monday
Heavy bombardments.
Boeschepe. Reveille 5.30, breakfast 7.30, left Boeschepe 9 o’clock am for dugouts Zillebeke Lake, went with 1st squad to Blue Fort Farm.
21 Tuesday
Went up to Hill 60 collecting, went to bed at 12.30. Heavy firing. Waggon orderly, went in pouring rain Armough wood, heavy fire.
22 Wednesday
On duty at Brigade head quarters in cellar awaiting messages, terrific bombardment.
23 Thursday
Zillebeke.
Went to Blue Point Farm collecting.
Heavy bombardments by our artillery.
24 Friday
Zillebeke.
Went collecting to Blue Point Farm, under rapid rifle fire.
Near escape 2 yards from shell killed RFA. [Royal Field Artillery]
25 Saturday
A concentrated bombardment in conjunction with other parts of our line was opened by our artillery 4am followed by charge at 5am. 3 lines of trenches & 187 & 2 Officers taken prisoners, French advance 21 kil & take 18,000 prisoners & are still advancing. We took 10,000 prisoners in region of La Bassée.
26 Sunday
Hill 60.
Heavy bombardment by Germans taken up by us & repulsed in 1 hour.
Zillebeke all day collecting from Blue Point & railway. Heavy artillery bombardment prevails, rain all day, places 1ft deep in mud.
27 Monday
Hill 60.
On duty at Signal Office & it was shelled, a large piece of shrapnel came through the window & did not hit one of us.
28 Tuesday
Went to Blue Point collecting & saw Hasleden’s son’s grave at that place. Heavy rifle fire on our return.
29 Wednesday
On duty at Signal Office.
30 Thursday - 1 Oct
Zillebeke. Collecting at night from Hill 60 & the right of it by Armough Wood. Germans blow up a mine under North Staffords: 80 wounded, the parapet was rebuilt in 15 minutes & reserves fire rapid to hold Germans at bay with bomb throwing & aid of 9pnd Battery. Went to bed 4.30.
LaBassee
During September/October 1915, Frank was stationed near the town of La Bassee.
This postcard (above) shows the town before the war; it was badly damaged by shelling in October 1915.
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