December 1917.

December 1917

1st Saturday/20th Thursday
Orderly Duty in Medical Ward.

21st Friday
Changed over my Orderly Duties to Surgical Ward.

24th Monday
Quite happy.

25th Tuesday Christmas Day
Had a decent time.

26th Wednesday/31st Monday
Orderly Duties to Surgical Ward.

Post Card

This Greeting Card was sent from Ethel,(Frank's wife to be)to Frank.The pencil writing is now to indistinct to read.

January 1918.

January 1918

1st Tuesday
Fouquières.
Day Orderly in Surgical Ward.
Still sweating on duration of War.

3rd Thursday
Snow storm.

6th Sunday
Orderly Duty.
I had a pass out for the afternoon, & visited a few of my old acquaintances at Labeuvrière.

13th Sunday
Fouquières.
Day Orderly Surgical Ward.

15th Tuesday
Heavy Storms.
Preparing to move.

16th Wednesday
Orderly Duty.

21st Monday
My Section march away from Fouquières at 1.30pm to Annezin & the Field Amb. stationed there had not moved. Still we had a good billet.

22nd Tuesday
Annezin.
The Section had a Route March to Labeuvrière.  During the morning the weather being mild and fine, no duty for afternoon.

23rd Wednesday
March out to same place, the weather being fine, no duty afternoon.

24th Thursday
My Section take over Hospital, and I carry on with Orderly Duty in Ward
No. 3.  The remainder of the Unit arrive here during the afternoon.

25th Friday
Nice weather.

26th Saturday
Ditto.
Nice weather.

27th Sunday
Annezin.
Hospital Duty.
Nice weather.

28th Monday
Hospital Duty.
Bombing at night.  Many Casualties at our Station.  10 French men killed.
Nice weather.

29th Tuesday
Hospital Duties.

31st Thursday
Annezin.
The Unit attend the military funeral of the ten French men killed in air raid.

February 1918.

February 1918

3rd Sunday
I had a pass out from 1pm o’clock for the purpose of visiting Albert, entraining at Berguette Station.  I had a good time, having to walk 2 1/2..

8th Friday
Annezin.
Wet weather.
Loading ready to move.
9th Saturday
The Unit march away from Annezin at 9am, and arrive at Nédon at 4pm, a distance of 12 miles, billeted in old barns.
La Lacque Camp.
Passed through Marles & Auchel.

10th Sunday
Wet weather.
Marched away from Nédon at 9am, arriving at Prédefin at 3pm, billeted in Barns, the houses here being at intervals of 1/2 miles.

11th Monday
Prédefin.
David and I take over duties at YMCA Canteen, which is in Marquee.  We lived in bell tent alongside same.

14th Thursday
Frost.

17th Sunday
Prédefin.
YMCA Canteen Duties.
Frost.

20th Wednesday
Wet weather.

21st Thursday
Same duties.
Feeling rotten.

22nd Friday
Still feeling rotten
Temp 100.4

23rd Saturday
Prédefin.
I was seen by M.O. in my tent and was found to be suffering with German Measles.  I was sent by Motor Amb. to No. 12 Stationary St. Pol. 
Bed patient milk diet.
Temp 102.8

24th Sunday
No. 12 Stationary St. Pol. 
Bed, milk diet.
temp am 101.6, pm 102.8

25th Monday
Sick.
Bed, milk diet.
Temp am 99.6, pm 100.4

26th Tuesday
Sick.
Bed, milk diet.

27th Wednesday
Sick.
Up.

Pte Frank Ward RAMC Honoured.

On the 21-23 March 1918 Frank was commended for his conduct by a French General {General De Laqohe} who wrote to his C.O. praising him for his daring during an air raid “He exhibited the greatest courage” says the French General and showed wonderful activity searching smoking debris with extreme devotedness under fire, withdrawing the wounded and bearing them to hosp

24th Sunday
Ward Duty.
Terrible fighting.
British fall back on Somme.

25th Monday
Same Duty Routine.
German offensive continues.