January 1915 Commencement of Diary

Frank Commences his diary.

January 1915.

Frank Ward

76 Wood Street

Willenhall

Staffs

Memoranda page 1

Iron Tank

108 gallons

1 clarifying chamber

1 Filtering ditto

1 Swan neck tube

with candle

Memoranda page 2

If captured by the enemy, name and not rank

you must not inform anyone information

Beware of spies, hold no conversation with any strangers

Do not state in pay book your destination

all ranks must try to rejoin if detached

all men must salute allied officers.

January 1915

1 Friday

Home. Free pass.

Pancras Euston.

2 Saturday

Home.

3 Sunday

Home.

Holy Communion.

Spent Sunday with Ethel.

4 Monday

Returned to Newport 12 o’clock.

New boots issued.

Medically examined.

5 Tuesday

March out 9 miles.

6 Wednesday

March out 10 miles.

7 Thursday

Wet morning; Kit Inspection.

Afternoon 6 miles march.

8 Friday

March 14 miles.

9 Saturday

On duty at Headquarters.

Crown House.

RAMC play 5th North Staffs.

1st round of cup 1-1.

10 Sunday

Church parade, at the parish Church 11 o’clock.

11 Monday

Route march through Debden, Thaxted, Henham.

22 miles.

12 Tuesday

March through Walden.

9 miles.

13 Wednesday

Kit inspection.

Company Drill.

Afternoon Stretcher Drill.

14 Thursday

Stretcher Drill & collecting wounded in front of Grammar school. March to Walden, on afternoon to football match. RAMC lost.

15 Friday

March to Audley End house.

4 miles and Company Drill.

16 Saturday

Exercises & Company Drill & running in front of Grammar School.

17 Sunday

Church Parade.

At parish church.

18 Monday

Exercises & running & Company Drill & march 9 miles.

Aft. Stretcher Drill.

19 Tuesday

2 miles march.

Stretcher Drill and Wagon Drill & collection of wounded.

Aft. 5 mile march.

20 Wednesday

March 12 miles.

Aft. Lecture.

Boyd on Wounds of the present War.

21 Thursday

March 9 miles.

Aft. Lecture by Major Hodder on muscles of the stomach.

22 Friday

Morning wet.

23 Saturday

March 5 miles & boot inspection.

(Mem: 22nd wrote to Canada)

24 Sunday

Church parade.

Aft. Quendon, walk 16 miles.

25 Monday

March 12 miles.

Aft. Lecture: Major Stidston

26 Tuesday

March out 14 miles.

Aft. Lecture on The Blood: Major Hodder.

27 Wednesday

Day off.

28 Thursday

Parade 7.15 Com Drill.

March 12 miles.

29 Friday

Parade 7.15 Com Drill.

Stretcher Drill.

Kit inspection.

30 Saturday

Pitching tents.

31 Sunday

Church parade.

Aft. Walk Quendon 6 miles.