Diary of Frederick William Gadsby Annand, 1917 - Part 5

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(34th AUGUST, 1917. 75 60P 1600 ✓Co W SUNDAT IOt Hospibel her appo k co. Somaele, Starty I sonolly MONGAYEON illets te nSABLONRE nd TUESPAY ESt. Iinspected X endt Rode n Bths D.H.A. Sow CRE then deam to Feptat 18thA Giditon Dined it N. 7 ost. Met Sir alat erick Mys Seott Sriging l othy WEDNESDAY 22nd. Cabler Happy Kenions nellic. Posg Genl Smth called Brink School dvenchs & bash B Coy-cooke dawraged by houses swe ver at bank nea Arge anr wan arre thower, hood plan & bombs, sow lot search lights & writue athes shells. Heard of lot of ca AUGUST, 1917. Week) 11th Sunday after Prinity. to THURSDAN, 23rd B imspected al bank between Bout as Lot of & campane Br looked Defere Lect inncipte fa piste FRIDAY 2h. &c enof hanst at Du Boinb Schar odett o ap me - for not tath. Rebro doingtes ten ouit wlken He said Goake af termoont SATURDAY 2SIh. D M. Sm. Alt. Pove to 2.H.A ws Caps or Brrnt Sec afevence at P.HR ve Inspection new everng boct Worshe Doin
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(37th SEPTEMBER, 1917. 80 H a Yfv comings cane a man Dcoy wd & csentad. MONDAY 1O. a He hughes I by Killet b acmlibouat & 1wd 2hes on dny alsod & vey duly. In t 2 homes killed by shell five Srett men reghined on - 3 shapp Ciptais billeten wifh Byle TUESDAV LYN worte NELL. N. 2rett men & 3apts joinc up 1st poaty 4CCy or Bellewn t ad very got bad timei Littlement WEDNESDAY 19th. shell of Cevounted 17 Cd tnovell &pleti wter hpply scheme Zillebeke. i GotCarrees Nell 94/1. Seof58 Rab, Wellie, Dony, Olo ent out ealy hashe lere SEPTEMBER, 1917. Week) 14th Sunday after Trinity. THORGPAN ASt. deonsl A cvy sharted 260 wnt of 3182 & Ei to your SECAUSPION RD at Camb about 400 yd length to be we £ A + Cambonage Ro& Sritt pt of Bror & Pd LREAE wther 36 or COF LETTER Ie R Mrs Mills Peggy Pob Dugont sheltes to anom 1050 men insplited on cand bainks Poinatonat aneo. Sergt Loue Killia SATURDAYiSth, aok sonck I com commenced suck ovsE XPRES SCHOOL A GOZDON) ele 10R Se I wounded, work interoupted tho onr barrazes & retitiatio Lot of eni places ian squaon of 20 thombiry gunver timshet pta


JULY, 1917.
SUNDAY 8th.
Wet day
MONDAY 9th
Wrote Rab
Divisional exercise

I commanded the Brigade that
represented the Germans. A good
day.
TUESDAY 10th.
Usual training
Lt Col Ralph dined our Mess.
'Splinters' Company gave good concert
at our theatre.
Lecture in Saloxnenly  on 'Scotly'
a poor effort.
Huns shelling Baupaume.
I rode 'Triumph' to Albert.
WEDNESDAY 11th
Conference of Brigadiers.
chief Thompson & Staff with G.O.C.
re Monday's manoeuvres.
Major Donnelly ordered to report to
6th Bde as Bde Major learner.
JULY, 1917.
THURSDAY I2th
Major Donnelly reported to 6th Bde
as Bde Major learner.
I lectured to officers & N.C.Os on the
recent Divl exercise.
Capt Potts gave us excellent
dinner to celebrate promotion.
FRIDAY 13th.
Got Sig Car, & accompanied by Doc, Padre
Capt. King & Melo visited Arras, Sonchez
& Aubigny. Called on Sister Thistlewaite at
the Hospice Aubigny.
SATURDAY 14th.
WROTE NELL No 62
Bn boxing matches.
I visited 7th Fld Coy, detachment of
C Coy & 24th Bn.
 

 


JULY, 1917. 
SUNDAY 15th.
Church Parade.
Tent pegging. Tea at 29th C.C.S. Invited
nurses over on Thursday.
MONDAY 16th.
I called it D.H.Q, read attack orders
for Div Exercise, & lunched B Mess.
C.R.E, Wertheim & Vet rode back me
& inspected our bridges. Dined our
Mess & attended Boxing tourney.
wrote Switzer
TUESDAY 17th.
Met General Smyth & Lt Gen Sir
Lotbiniere & went over posts we dug on
Begny line. General complimentary
Gen Smyth Authored proposed Div Exercise
I to command the defence.
Col Bridges inspected our bridges.
WEDNESDAY 18th.
FAMILY REMITTANCE  No 11 £10 - Total Nell £150
Doc & I interviewed Col Sutton

Col Sutton later visited our Camp
& inspected Disinfectors.

Rain Lt Donnelly won
Hunters Cup at Corps School
Sports at AVELOY.
JULY, 1917.
THURSDAY 19th
Reconnoitred ground for
proposed tactical exercise.
Left off at erection of huts &
sent A Coy & part B & C to Bernafoy
to pull down a lot of huts for
transport.
Completed erection huts at
Beaulencourt.
FRIDAY 20th
Court Martial at 6th Bde H.Q.
disposed 2 cases.
Genl Smyth called at Bn Hd
qrs. I was out.
Excellent concert at night.
SATURDAY 21st.
Court Martial on a Capt at 6th Bde.
Lunched there. Rode over ground
I am to defend in Monday's tactical
exercise
 

 


JULY, 1917.
SUNDAY 22nd.
Wrote Jean
Got cable "Proceeds Raffle ten pounds
Keep remittance" Don't savee quite
Reconnoitered ground for Divl
Tactical exercise. Sited strong posts
&c. Tea & tennis at 29 C.C.S.
MONDAY 23rd.
I commanded 63rd in defence
in Divisional Exercise
Set out at 12.30 a.m: got
back 8.30 a.m.
In
TUESDAY 24th.
Rode by Birtten Warlencourt &
Factory Corner to High wood &

Hot Cross camp; Saw our men
dismantling huts.
Hay fever very bad.
Good concert our theatre by 'Mismaps!
WEDNESDAY 25th
WROTE NELL 63
In bed forenoon. Visited D & B Coys
in afternoon.
C.R.E. called, also two M.O.s inspect
our fumigator.
JULY, 1917.

Got letters 85 & 86 Nell; Jean,
Rab (invoice brooch), 56 Geoff; Elsie
Nellie & Fred
THURSDAY 26th.
Hockley, Potts & I dined at
25th Bn Hd Qrs.
Had Potts lecture to Bm on
'Supplies.'
Promulgated CM sentences on
Bn parade.
FRIDAY 27th.
Huts pulled down 295 NISSEN
1 church army
Reerected 32
GOT LETTERS, Pierre Robinson, Col Griffiths,
Mrs Lawes.
Rode motor bike to PERONNE & had
afternoon tea there. Genl. Smythe called
our camp.
SATURDAY 28th,
Had church parade at Ligny

Bn marched to Aveluy to entrain
for Flanders.
 

 


JULY-AUGUST, 1917.
SUNDAY, 29th.
Bn (less B Coy & Band) arrived at ARQUES (near
St Omer) 3 p.m. D Coy about 7 p.m. Billeted at
ARQUES. I very bilious. Better by 8 pm.
Donnelly met me. Capt Moss called.
MONDAY 3Oth
Hockley & I rode through Wardereques
to near Eblinghem. Called at chateau
Revenure & chatted with Genl Smyth
who invited me to lunch.
Walked into St Omer in evening &
ordered papers.
TUESDAY 31st.
Big offensive begun; good results,
I reconnoitred training grounds &
wrote plan for night marches.
Remittance to RAB ₤3/10/-
for brooch
WEDNESDAY 1st.
AUGUST.
WROTE NELL 64

A & B Companies had night
march. Hockley and I met them.
B got astray coming home
Raining
AUGUST, 1917.
2850
Pte DEW, E.O, B Coy
idea re matches -
THURSDAY 2nd.
C & D Coys did night march
Raining

Divided S.W of Arques into four
districts for piquet patrol.
Traces at an estaminet, men of
28th Bn the culprits
FRIDAY 3rd.
{Hockley & I reconnoitred

{large wood N.E. of Arques.

{Major Donnelly dined with us.

{Lot of small light red deer in
↓{Park. !
Walked to St Omer with
Padre. met Hockley & dined

at Cafe Vincent.
SATURDAY 4th.
 ↓→

 

AUGUST, 1917.
SUNDAY 5th.
Church Parade Add aims of war
Padre & I visited St Omer & heard
Band in Park.
MONDAY 6th.
Digging specimen trenches
for bomb school. Met
Waraker
Lt Col Bridge called.
Demonstration of cooking & lecture
in Intelligence.
3 NZ nurses to afternoon tea
at our mess.
TUESDAY 7th.
At B on bombing trenches.
Met Gen Smyth on the work.
C & D did night march to
Foret de Clairnavais  & laid out
posts. Two platoons got to wrong
location.
WEDNESDAY 8th.
Completed Bomb School
trenches.
AUGUST, 1917.
THURSDAY 9th.
Bn Concert in Arques - a great
success. Two N Z nurses 
called at our Mess.
FRIDAY 10th.
Hockley, Wills & I visited paper
factory at below Blendniques. 
Most interesting experiences.
Hockley & I visited A Coy officers
Hd Qrs & had champagne & music.
Sent 6 men to Corps Shops Hazebrouck
to construct experimental motor for
Irish Trench monorail.
SATURDAY 11th.
Attended 5th Bde Water Sports
Met Brig Genl Lotbiniere.
 

 


AUGUST, 1917.
SUNDAY 12th.
Donnelly & I motorcycled to DUNKERQUE.
Lunched there. Met Capt. Lawrence
Saw Capt Guynemer, celebrated airman.
GOT LETTERS, No 93 NELL, (9 missing)
No 58 Geoff (4 missing) Elsie, Tasker (& Nell)
MONDAY 13th
Hockley & I reconnoitred Foret de
Clairmarais. In afternoon
went through the unique
dock lock at Arques that lifts
vessels & puts them over Rly line.
TUESDAY 14th.
Bn practised marching in extd.
order through Foret de Clairmarais.
A Batman of C Coy accidentally
shot by another cleaning German
auto pistol.
WEDNESDAY 15th.
Further practice of marching
extended through forest.
One advance made wearing
Box respirators
AUGUST, 1917.
THURSDAY 16th.
Bn paraded for inspection of
clothing & equipment.
Sisters Flower & Stuart called & dined
us. Hockley & I accompanied them
back to St. Omer & then attended
concert given by our party at No 7
General Hospital. Invited to tea next
Sunday & to dinner next Tuesday.
FRIDAY 17th.
Lecture on Gas & Gas shells by
Div. Gun offr.
Started improvement of Div Bomb
School & 5th Bde Bomb School.
Major Stanley called
Col Emmenthal  & Dodds called.
SATURDAY 18th.
Stanley called for me, picked up Grant
at VISOY BERQUIN, met Phillips at BAILLEUL.
We four photographed there, dined at offrs club,
& dropped Phillips at Crois de Brae on way
home.
Met Col Witham, Major Berry, Toc See
Wilson & sundry others.
Saw planes picked up by searchlights
& fired on by Archies.
 

 


AUGUST, 1917.
SUNDAY 19th.
GOT LETTERS NELL 87(8 missing jack Forsythe
Doug, Elsie, Luey Robinson
Mrs Vidgen
Afternoon tea at No 7 Hospital
Took Col Somerville, Stanley & Donnelly
MONDAY 20th.
Bn moved to new billets
in & about la SABLONRE
TUESDAY 21st.
I inspected forest ground
view training purposes.
Rode M B to D.H.Q, saw CRE
Wertheim &c.
Bill charged. gear chain broken Left at 18th Bn
Dined at No 7 Hosp. Met Sir Alexr
McCormick, Major Scott F Irving &
other leading surgeons. Good time
our boyish share
WEDNESDAY 22nd.
Cable 'Happy Returns Nellie'.
Major Genl Smyth called
Bomb school trenches & bashing.
'B' Coy cooker damaged by horses swimming
over at bank near Argues.
Air raids Aire & St Omer. Heard planes
& bombs. saw lot search lights, & archie
shells. Heard of lot of casualties.
AUGUST, 1917.
wrote NELL 65
THURSDAY 23rd.
Division inspected by Genl Birdwood
on canal bank between Post Anginin
& Campagne. Lot of rain.
Bn looked well.
Lectured officers on "Defence
of a position: general principles"
FRIDAY 24th.
I inspected progress of work
at Div Bomb School.
In afternoon rode to St. Omer
for hot bath. Returning met
Sir Douglas Haig out walking.
He said 'Good afternoon.'
SATURDAY 25th.
Rode to D.H.Q
Two coys on Bomb School.
Conference at D.H.Q re Inspection  &
New enemy tactics.
Wrote Doug.
 

 


AUGUST, 1917.
SUNDAY 26th.
LETTERS, NELL 89, 90, 91, 92 & Nellie
Geoff 57, Doug (2) &
Mrs Vidgen, Jean 2, Elsie (2) Gipsy
Hervey, Kid Cresswell, Taylor, Pollie from
Sydney Comforts.
Stanley came, drove to tea No 7
Conadism  Hosp. our Band there
Invited to 56th for Tuesday 4 RFT 18 retd men joined
MONDAY 27th.
Bn joined practice of
Review.
25 reinforcements arrived.
Parcel from Nell containing
book 'What all the world's a seeking'
socks fr Geoff, soap, chocs & Bulletin.
TUESDAY 28th.
Stanley drove me to bath at St Omer.
Afternoon tea at No 58 Scottish Hospital
Rough stormy day.
WEDNESDAY 29th.
Division reviewed by C in C, Fld
Marshall Sir Douglas Haig, who shook
hands with me & said the Pioneers
have done fine work.
On parade 771 - no transport.
AUG.-SEPTEMBER, 1917.
THURSDAY 30th.
B Coy practising Pontooning
& weldon Trestle.
FRIDAY 31st.
Criticism of defense of position
schemes & work party tables.
Musketry training.
SATURDAY 1st
SEPTEMBER.
Attended 6th Bde sports. Met by Front
Queant. Called at D.H.Q re L.G. badges.
D Coy put pontoon bridges over
canal.
 

 


SEPTEMBER, 1917.
SUNDAY 2nd.
cable Happy Returns Rab Granny
Afternoon tea at No 7 Hosp St Omer
Had supper there. Our Band there.
Big air raid on St Omer as we coming
home.
MONDAY 3rd.
A Coy pontooning.
C.R.E dined with us.
Lecture Mil Suspension bridges by
Lt Inverell.
Lecture on enemy gas shells
Hockley & I lunched Argues &
visited big aerodrome.
TUESDAY 4th.
Stanley called & took me to tea
at No 58 Scottish Hospital. Later
to lecture sword fighting by G.S.O.1
Dined us.
Lecture on revetments by
Lt. Inverell.
WEDNESDAY 5th.
I went to Divn. re proposed
sending of 2 Coys to Ypres to
work for Corps.
SEPTEMBER, 1917.
THURSDAY 6th.
Bn took front of defenders in
Divl Exercise E. of  Clairmarais
Forest. I commanded Defence & had
also 7th Fld Coy under Major Webb
Major Hockley & 2 other officers went
up to Ypres to reconnoitre proposed
work for Corps.
FRIDAY 7th.
Bn moved to Swan Chateau
near Ypres by motor lorries (55)
Transport by road to new abeel.
Arranged for parties of 60 C Coy & 90 B
Coy to go out at 3.30 am to commence
road from near BIRR X Rd N of lake
Aeroplane bombing our vicinity
SATURDAY 8th.
60 men of C & 90 of B Coy on
formation of new road from BIRR ROAD to
North of lake ETANG DE BELLEWAARDE.
C.R.E Corps troops called & asked for 2
coys to construct shelters against bank of YPRES
COMINES CANAL.
 

 


SEPTEMBER, 1917.
SUNDAY 9th.
Commenced shelters on Ypres-
Comines Canal.
one man D Coy wd & evacuated.
MONDAY 10th.
Same work
Pte Hughes D Coy killed by aerialbomb & 1 wd.
& remg on duty also by bomb; 2 others wd
& remg duty. 1 man missing (probably
was wd.
2 horses killed by shell fire.

8 retd men rejoined Bn
3 staff Captains billeted with us &
Lt Bryles
TUESDAY 11th.
Wrote NELL No 66.
2 rtd men & 3 rfts joined up.
1st party of C Coy on  Belleewaard Road
job bad time mustard gas & did very
littlework.
WEDNESDAY 12th.
17 of C wounded mustard shell gas
xxxxx Furnell & 1 platoon commenced
roster supply scheme at Zillebeke.
Got LETTERS Nell 94 (1 missing) Geoff 58,
Rab, Nellie, Doug, Elsie.
I went out early to the forward
flank road.
SEPTEMBER, 1917.
THURSDAY 13th.
A Coy started flank road deviation
from 250x west of BIRR X Rd to join
SECAUSPION Rd at Cambridge Road.
length to be about 400 yds.
Four of our A.A. Lewis Guns
placed on  duty  Cambridge Rd & South
of Birr X Rd.               →                             ↓
FRIDAY 14th.
6 O.R. wounded & evacuated.                ↓
GOT LETTERS Jess Robinson,
Peggy Robinson, Mrs Mills.                      ↓
Dugout shelters to accommodate
1050 men completed on Canal banks   ↓
Krinstraat area. Sergt. Tousie killed.
                                                                        ←
SATURDAY 15th.
D Coy commenced Duck board track
from YPRES SCHOOL to GORDON HOUSE.
Sergt Fraser B Coy Killed: 1 O.K. wounded killed &
8 wounded. Work interrupted through
our barrages & retaliation.
Lot of enemy planes came over.
Squadron of 20 bombing gunners &c.
We finished planking new road
Did 625 yds.





























 

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