September 1916
2nd Saturday
Hospital.
Changed from Day Duty to Night after 1 month on days.
Hospital Night Duty.
written in a French hand -
Lucie Branle
La Herlière
Par L’Arbret
Pas de Calais
11th Monday
Part of B Sect are sent up the line nightly in readiness for our Gas attack.
12th Tuesday
written in a French hand -
Madame Branle Dubois
La Herlière
Par L’Arbret
Pas de Calais
13th Wednesday
Night Hospital Duty.
Very cold.
15th Friday
Bombing party of 12 Germans attack 5 N Staffs, and are taken prisoner, the wounded Germans coming into our Hospital 6 am o’clock.
16th Saturday
Great British advance.
Flers, Martinpuich, and Courcelette captured, Foureaux & Bouleaux Woods
also won 2300 Prisoners. For the first time new kind of Armored Car is used, Caterpillar.
2nd Saturday
Hospital.
Changed from Day Duty to Night after 1 month on days.
Hospital Night Duty.
written in a French hand -
Lucie Branle
La Herlière
Par L’Arbret
Pas de Calais
11th Monday
Part of B Sect are sent up the line nightly in readiness for our Gas attack.
12th Tuesday
written in a French hand -
Madame Branle Dubois
La Herlière
Par L’Arbret
Pas de Calais
13th Wednesday
Night Hospital Duty.
Very cold.
15th Friday
Bombing party of 12 Germans attack 5 N Staffs, and are taken prisoner, the wounded Germans coming into our Hospital 6 am o’clock.
16th Saturday
Great British advance.
Flers, Martinpuich, and Courcelette captured, Foureaux & Bouleaux Woods
also won 2300 Prisoners. For the first time new kind of Armored Car is used, Caterpillar.
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Oct 1916
October 1916
2nd Monday
Changed from Night to Day Duty, No 1 ward.
14th Saturday
Berles heavily shelled by Germans. Horace Harding killed, Wolverhampton Bty.
17th Tuesday
Left Hospital La Herlière and marched to Berles to work the line, relieving C Sect.
I took up Night Duty in Dressing Station, which was situated in cellar.
18th Wednesday
Berles.
Night Duty.
Wet weather.
Bombing raid by Leicesters. German officer killed.
22nd Sunday
Heavy bombarding by both artilleries.
24th Tuesday
Changed from Night to Day Duty, Dressing Station next door to Signals, at which J.E. was on duty.
25th Wednesday
Berles-au-Bois.
Day Duty Dressing Station. 6th S Staffs make bombing raid, a party of 120, a great success, 6 unwounded prisoners taken.
26th Thursday
Berles-au-Bois.
Day Hospital Duty.
At night went up with Infantry as a Stretcher Bearer, as Gas was being taken up.
27th Friday
Hospital Day Duty. Received many birthday cards, and spent a good day at Dressing Station,
29th Sunday
Day Duty at Dressing Station. Relieved by another Field Ambulance and marched back to La Herlière arriving at 6.30pm o’clock. Had a good time with M.
30th Monday
Marched away from La Herlière at 11am o’clock in pouring rain, and reached Brévillers at 3pm o’clock a distance of 12 miles. B and C Sect billeted in one large room.
2nd Monday
Changed from Night to Day Duty, No 1 ward.
14th Saturday
Berles heavily shelled by Germans. Horace Harding killed, Wolverhampton Bty.
17th Tuesday
Left Hospital La Herlière and marched to Berles to work the line, relieving C Sect.
I took up Night Duty in Dressing Station, which was situated in cellar.
18th Wednesday
Berles.
Night Duty.
Wet weather.
Bombing raid by Leicesters. German officer killed.
22nd Sunday
Heavy bombarding by both artilleries.
24th Tuesday
Changed from Night to Day Duty, Dressing Station next door to Signals, at which J.E. was on duty.
25th Wednesday
Berles-au-Bois.
Day Duty Dressing Station. 6th S Staffs make bombing raid, a party of 120, a great success, 6 unwounded prisoners taken.
26th Thursday
Berles-au-Bois.
Day Hospital Duty.
At night went up with Infantry as a Stretcher Bearer, as Gas was being taken up.
27th Friday
Hospital Day Duty. Received many birthday cards, and spent a good day at Dressing Station,
29th Sunday
Day Duty at Dressing Station. Relieved by another Field Ambulance and marched back to La Herlière arriving at 6.30pm o’clock. Had a good time with M.
30th Monday
Marched away from La Herlière at 11am o’clock in pouring rain, and reached Brévillers at 3pm o’clock a distance of 12 miles. B and C Sect billeted in one large room.
In the following weeks there were other attacks, and Frank (16th September 1916) tells us about a great British advance, and the capture of several villages; also of 'a new type of armoured car' with caterpillar tracks. This was the first appearance on the battlefield of a new weapon, now universally known as the Tank.
The Tank had been developed and transported to the war in great secrecy, and caused great consternation in the enemy ranks. Often arriving in front of their positions in a smoke screen, causing initial panic and cries of 'Der Teufel kommt!' (the Devil is coming). At this stage it was a weapon of unknown effect, so was not used in strength.
The Tank had been developed and transported to the war in great secrecy, and caused great consternation in the enemy ranks. Often arriving in front of their positions in a smoke screen, causing initial panic and cries of 'Der Teufel kommt!' (the Devil is coming). At this stage it was a weapon of unknown effect, so was not used in strength.
1st Wednesday
Marched away from Brévillers at 7am o’clock, arrived at Outrebois at 11am o’clock. 10 miles.
3rd Friday
Reveille 4.30am.
Marched away from Outrebois 6am and arrived at Gapennes at 11.30am o’clock, a distance of 18 miles.
5th Sunday
Gapennes.
Marched to Church Parade, which unfortunately did not take place.
6th Monday
Gapennes.
The Unit commended a course of Training. Physical Drill at 7.30am, Company Drill 10am to 12am.
Lecture afternoon.
8th Wednesday
Gapennes.
News of Fred (Franks brother) being sent to No 16 Base General Hospital.
11th Saturday
Left Gapennes at 11am o’clock and marched to Froyelles, a distance of 4 miles. The Unit is billeted in a Farm, 3 miles from Crécy and its ancient battlefield.
13th Monday
The Unit march in all 15 miles to be inspected by General, all 3 Amb being present, everything went off well.
14th Tuesday
Reveille 6.30am.
Drill in full marching order during morning.
Fetched out of bed at night to go on Hospital duty.
Very cold weather.
15th Wednesday
Day Hospital duty, in double walled marquee which is only for our Units sick.
Hospital duty.
22nd Wednesday
Marched away from Froyelles at 1pm o’clock and arrived at Yvrench at 3.30pm o’clock, a distance of 7 miles, billeted in barn.
23rd Thursday
Reveille at 5am. Breakfast 6am. Left Yvrench at 7.15am and marched to Bachimont a distance of 12 miles passing through Auxi-le-Chateau.
24th Friday/30thThursday
No entries
[Presumably during this time there ws a march to Brévillers, about 20km (about 12 miles) to the South-East, where they were on 31st October.]
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