24 Sunday
Allouagne.
Church Parade & celebration of Holy Communion in Barn.
25 Monday
Allouagne.
Wet; rained for 24 hours.
Digging transport trenches.
26 Tuesday
Allouagne.
Getting ambulance waggons ready to move.
27 Wednesday
My Birthday.
Left Allouagne marched 10 miles in rain & returned to hospital at Fouquières, billeted in upstairs room.
28 Thursday
Fouquières.
King inspects troops here, only 10 of unit attend. His horse shies owing to cheering & throws him off, but he is only bruised.
Wet day.
29 Friday
Room orderly.
30 Saturday
Fouquières.
Rest.
These photographs give an idea of some typical scenes that Frank would have experienced.
Allouagne.
Church Parade & celebration of Holy Communion in Barn.
25 Monday
Allouagne.
Wet; rained for 24 hours.
Digging transport trenches.
26 Tuesday
Allouagne.
Getting ambulance waggons ready to move.
27 Wednesday
My Birthday.
Left Allouagne marched 10 miles in rain & returned to hospital at Fouquières, billeted in upstairs room.
28 Thursday
Fouquières.
King inspects troops here, only 10 of unit attend. His horse shies owing to cheering & throws him off, but he is only bruised.
Wet day.
29 Friday
Room orderly.
30 Saturday
Fouquières.
Rest.
These photographs give an idea of some typical scenes that Frank would have experienced.
Resting at the Front.
Resting at the Front.
17-23 Oct 1915.
Fouquieres.
Clerk of Ward no 3, night duty. Heavy bombardment prevails. Hours of duty 7pm to 7am the following day.
18 Monday
Staffs reinforced.
Clerk. Night duty.
Heavy bombardment. Met Harold Ford.
19 Tuesday
Ditto.
Vermelles name of place of Staffs charge.
20 Wednesday
Left Fouquières 9.30am.
Marched 10 miles, arrived at Allouagne, billeted in lovely school.
21 Thursday
Allouagne
1st, 2nd, 3rd Field Ambulances.
Marched 10 miles & was inspected by the General & he spoke words of praise and thanks for the recent good work we’d done in the charge.
22 Friday
Allouagne.
Humfrey Fox wounded - news from home.
Rest.
Billeted in Schools.
23 Saturday
Allouagne.
Rest.
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