Diary of Frederick William Gadsby Annand, 1917 - Part 7

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First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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DECEMBER, 1917.
SUNDAY 2nd.
I went up on to Scherpenberg Hill.
Had Church Parade at Tunnellers Hut
Called on A & B Coy offrs in afternoon.
MONDAY 3rd.
Dimant & I went over Kemmel
& inspected pumping plants, dams &c
TUESDAY 4th.
Investigated OR cases at C & D Coys
Met Genl Smythe & Col Bridges.
Bn Concert in No 1 Tunnellers Hall.
WEDNESDAY 5th.
Conference of COs at D.H.Q. Lunched
at B. Mess. Had watch oiled. 

 

THURSDAY 6th.
Our Bn had sports near
Dranoutre.
Holiday for men
FRIDAY 7th.
Concert to our men in Tunneller's
Hall near Dranoutre by Optimists Coy.
An excellent show.
SATURDAY 8th.
Lunched with Stanley.
6th Bde sports 

 

DECEMBER, 1917.
SUNDAY 9th.
Dined at 1st Aust Tunnelling Coy.
Finished pipe laying on Locre Chateau -
Neuve Eglise Line & North Kemmel line.
MONDAY 10th.
Visited 3rd Pioneers at Nieppe.
Gothas dropped bombs. Stayed at
Phillip billet all night. Pierrots & sing -
Song at Doctor's.
Started clearing channel & drains of
HELLEBEKE Stream.
Started pipe lowering of Hagendoorne system.
TUESDAY 11th.
Ballot on Mil Service Referendum
Our Soccer Team beat 23 Bn.
Finished building coffee stall at Locre baths
Erecting Keys huts at Caestre.
WEDNESDAY 12th.
Sent YMCA pad, leave pass & NANNA
Brown's letter to Doug. Ayr cards to all
Finished Hagendoorne pipe system, also
Locre system.
Key huts at Caestre & Rifle Range shelter 

 

DECEMBER, 1917.
THURSDAY 13th.
Cleaning up odd jobs
FRIDAY 14th.
Bn moved to billets
in NIEPPE. I at No 29 Rue de GARE
with Docteur VANUXEEM. Paid men who
behaved well.
SATURDAY 15th.
Started on work in Sector between River
LYS on right & River DOUVE on left.
A & C Coys on forward C Ts
B on roads & drains.
D on tramways construction & maintenance
I went to Hyde Park corner &
east of hill 63.
Met Mr Norris of ‘Comforts’ 

 

DECEMBER, 1917.
SUNDAY 16th 
Padre had services in YMCA hall
I lunched at Steenwerck with CRE
2nd & 3rd Divsn & discussed plans.
MONDAY 17th
Bosche plane brought
down. Major Rutledge & I went through
trenches of right Bde area.
Snow had fallen & fell
during morning. Cold wind.
TUESDAY 18th.
Lt Armstrong Killed while
Surveying drains. 1 OR wounded.
I inspected drains on hill 63.
WEDNESDAY 19th.
Doc & I dined at 5th Fld Amb.
Poster NELL Dup of No 72
Cabled 'Happy Returns Sweetheart' 

 

THURSDAY 20th.
Wrote NELL 75. 

 

DECEMBER, 1917.
SUNDAY 23rd.
Doc & I walked to 2nd Aust C.C.S &
had tea there.
TUESDAY 25th.
WROTE NELL 76
Excellent dinner.
Church Service.
Only work maintenance patrols.
WEDNESDAY 26th.
'B' Comy Dinner in
Recr. hall. I presided. Fine
turnout. 

 

DECEMBER, 1917.
FRIDAY 28th.
With Capt Nevein
I inspected the roads & drains
being improved by B Coy
SATURDAY 29th.
With Major Rutledge & Padre inspected
Ultimo Avenue & Warneton
tram line. 

 

DECEMBER, 1917.
SUNDAY 30th.
Church Service in evening
MONDAY 31st.
I did not go forward.
Wrote to Nell in
remembrance of her
birthday .
Heard old Year out. 

 

NOTES FOR 1918.
Nellie Pugh
George McLean 

 

NOTES FOR 1918.
Soda Mint.
Battery -
Times Book stall
Film.
Newnes on time.
Harrod's plates.
LERGIN Camp, LOCRE
Bailleul.
Div at Ravelsburg. 

 

MEMORANDA.
Tinsley GC. Ry
Station before 1
Train to Grange Lane
Cooks Overalls
Harrod's
Dept 101-02.
abt 11/3 strong suit.
Mrs Hanbury Tracey
daughter of Sir Frederick Darley
invited me call on her.
met at
7 Herbert Cres.
Sloane St
(Knightsbridge Tube Station) 

 

MEMORANDA.
Dublin - Shelbourne Hotel
Belfast  – Linen Hall Hotel
Mr Sir Charles Brett, No 7
Concrete booklets -
Concrete Utilities Bureau
6 Lloyd's Avenue
London E.C.3
Sir Charles Brett
9 Chichester St Belfast
Vickers - Mr Lee Stamping
Dept
Hadfield’s  - Mr Pickering
-Squires
Nurse Jessie Bage
at No 30 General Hosp Calais. 

 

MEMORANDA.
"I wish that he were come to me,
For he will come", she said.
"Have I not prayed in solemn heaven?
on earth has he not prayed?
Are not two prayers a perfect strength?
and shall I feel afraid?" 

 

MEMORANDA.
Annand
Lt Irving
Major Davis 
Lt Basedow ?
Lt Fewster
Lt Connor ✓
Lt Manders ✓
Capt Stanley 
Col Toll
 - Anderson
Capt Fanning
Books, 
The first 100 000
Between the lines - Boyd Cable
The Lieut & others
Rab & his friends - by Dr Brown.
The Blessed Damsel by Dante Rosetti
Surgery in War by Alfred Hull
sold by H K Lewis & Co Ltd 136 Gowan St.
London W.C.   1 of 6 net
‘The Sermon in the Hospital’
Bobbys Annual 

[* PR89/34(1)
Australian
War Memorial *] 

 

Inside back cover of diary - see original document. 

 

Back of diary cover - see original document. 

 

 

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