April 1917
1st Sunday
Left and marched to Malonely Farm near Ham. This is a fine Chateau surrounded with water, and has an old castle. A party of 22 men of B Sect open up hospital. Rest of Unit at Ecquedecques.
2nd Monday/6th Friday
Night Hospital Duty.
Football match with N Staffs, score, Staffs 7, Unit 0.
13th Friday
March away from Malonely Farm, and Unit arrive at Béthune.
14th Saturday
Béthune.
Company and Physical Drill during morning. Germans shell the town at night, one shell dropped a few yards from hospital.
15th Sunday
General duty. Church service during afternoon in Hospital Ward, and I also went to a fine service at night, held in theatre.
16th Monday
Company and Physical Drill in Hospital grounds, and in the course of same a German plane flies over us, and drops bombs in Béthune Square about 100 yards from Hospital, a few civilians and our soldiers killed and wounded, our Bearers turn out.
17th Tuesday
Unit take a march out and pass through Hinges.
18th Wednesday
Stretcher bearer at hospital for 24 hours.
19th Thursday
Unit march away from Béthune to Aix-Noulette which is a shell ruined village, billeted in Brewery cellar.
23rd Monday
Division make a Charge in front of Lens, Notts & Derbys & Leics, many casualties.
26th Thursday
Staff Sgt Hiddins killed in action.
[Staff Serjeant Hidens, RAMC]
1st Sunday
Left and marched to Malonely Farm near Ham. This is a fine Chateau surrounded with water, and has an old castle. A party of 22 men of B Sect open up hospital. Rest of Unit at Ecquedecques.
2nd Monday/6th Friday
Night Hospital Duty.
Football match with N Staffs, score, Staffs 7, Unit 0.
13th Friday
March away from Malonely Farm, and Unit arrive at Béthune.
14th Saturday
Béthune.
Company and Physical Drill during morning. Germans shell the town at night, one shell dropped a few yards from hospital.
15th Sunday
General duty. Church service during afternoon in Hospital Ward, and I also went to a fine service at night, held in theatre.
16th Monday
Company and Physical Drill in Hospital grounds, and in the course of same a German plane flies over us, and drops bombs in Béthune Square about 100 yards from Hospital, a few civilians and our soldiers killed and wounded, our Bearers turn out.
17th Tuesday
Unit take a march out and pass through Hinges.
18th Wednesday
Stretcher bearer at hospital for 24 hours.
19th Thursday
Unit march away from Béthune to Aix-Noulette which is a shell ruined village, billeted in Brewery cellar.
23rd Monday
Division make a Charge in front of Lens, Notts & Derbys & Leics, many casualties.
26th Thursday
Staff Sgt Hiddins killed in action.
[Staff Serjeant Hidens, RAMC]
May 1917
4th Friday
Changed from Ward Duty, and went into Dressing Station.
18th Friday
Part of B Sect leave Aix-Noulette, and march to Lievin, myself going by Car.
19th Saturday
Day Stretcher Bearer.
Lens 2 miles.
26th Saturday/27th Sunday
At 12pm o’clock we left Lievin in small parties, and marched to Aix-Noulette. Germans shelled continually all the way and we arrived at the latter place at 3am o’clock 27th, and slept til 7am. At 8.30am marched away from Aix-Noulette for (blank, probably Labeuvrière) a 17 miles journey. The weather being extremely hot, we arrived at our destination at 4pm o’clock, all of us beat. Billeted at Hospital. C and part of B Sect run the Corps Rest Station, which is a lovely place. The village being nice country. The rest of the Unit work the line in front of Lens.
June 1917
Friday/13th Wednesday
Day Hospital Duty.
14th Thursday/29th Friday
Changed from day to night Duty, extremely hot weather prevails.
30th Saturday
Night Hospital Duty.
Staffs Brigade make a raid into outskirts of Lens, each Bgde taking turns, so for last few nights terrible Bombardment continues throughout the night.
Commonwealth War Graves.
Press Cutting.
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