Diary of Mervyn Ernest Hazen, 1917 - Part 1

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Diary entry
Name Mervyn. E. Hazen
Address Yarrawonga
Victoria. Australia 
In the event of this Diary being    
found kindly return to above address
 

ADDRESSES.
Miss. B. Rockett, N^o1 Water Lane Salisbury.
Miss Coulter. P.O. Scalby Nr. Scarborough
    “ Steel. Burniston Rd. Scalby.    “
    "M. Vayro. “Ashcliff”  Holbeck Hill Scarborough
M^rs YewdLl C/o  P. Office. Scalby Nr. Scarborough 
 

1917 - January

1 MONDAY
New Years Day spent in front line on
advanced outpost, myself & 3 mates on 
ration fatigue for outpost. 1  hour (2 till 3)

Heavy bombardment by our heavy V 18 Pounders
Fritz driven from his trenches. Camped
on seat under 3 sheets Iron very cold & muddy
no casualties. Mud up to knees going 

into trenches. New Years Eve, trench 

fairly muddy.
2 TUESDAY
 Still on outpost Ration Fatigue, relieved at

6.30 P.M. by 20^th Battalion. Moved back
to “ [[Cow?]] trench “ & camped all night 
very muddy on way out. Up to knees
No casualties

JANUARY 1st Month 1917
3 WEDNESDAY [3-352)
Still in "Cow trench" (Good [[serve?]] of rations)
Relieved from Cow Trench about
6.30 & moved back to camp C

No Casualties
Received Mail from

Australia also parcel [[from?]]

"Mater"

4 THURSDAY [4-361]
Stayed in [[?]] all Day.
night. no fatigues
 

1917 31 Days JANUARY
5 FRIDAY [5-360)
Dividends due
Stayed in [[?]] all Day. 4.30
Called out to go on Ammunition
fatigue up to [[Ginchy?]] - 5 miles
from Camp finished

at 10.30 P.M.
Fall of [[Snow?]]

followed by heavy [[rain?]]

6 SATURDAY [6-359]
Epiphany.
Up at
5 AM. to go on [[Engineers?]]
fatigue. Carrying timber from
Headquarters to "Rose [[? redacted]]
Reserve 5 1/2 miles back to camp
10.30 AM. 4.30 P.M. called out
on Fatigue. Carrying Duck Boards
& laying new track to new [[?out]]
4 miles trip. Back to camp
11 P.M.
 

1st Month
1847
JANUARY
TGunoar pi 38
Cipiphany
pst
at 6.50m rport to
th
Baylay Yards 8 Am. On Bautge
building up embarknent I
ft
ngut nealso Barrong
Tinshed up abe 3. P.M.
S MONDAVTIEESSN
Plough Monday OKull Moon, 7. 42 a m.

Sames as Sunday
Day. Drew 40 oRanes
a
 

1617
31. Daysi
JANGARYI
LS-TUESDAVSESSO
Christmas Fire Insurance ceases
Lup B.9.M.
No. Fatigues
ftanca in Het
till
30 POr then moveduf
t
10
cowr such on way
pp
to pout hue
T0 WEDNESDAVTTOFESS)
if noe already done send in axident resistration form
tayig in Dugonty all tay
4034
lared but to bo ono
Fadigue0 Dug.
tly
enc Sopx 3/49
ched about 10 30. P2
Mate C6 myer sent back
to gaump as wostmaker
 

JANUARY
1st Month
282
IITHURSDAN, OY-SSII
Hilary Law Sittings begin
ot
stay Dugont
tilt
Whev
move of
p
Front line.
My hat n atache t
H. A Stay. Duchped coupmtd fu.
fet for sunken road. I shen went on
Building Dugant for boy N.G. Worked
frvr 1818n 4 tuo 6 B0 A 1.113
knowed all nyght Sheruaptipory
by Enemy
A2. FRIDAV.he-3SS Or
stays in Beep bujons fall o
Chy hage map till 530 t mobed
ntagain to continue work worked
till $650403. very cold all
mane also at on Patone
upto spiete mruch f
as alaim paid of tewven
E Hound man expausted stuick
en Mid. French blown inr
flsh
whead of us.
 

1817
31 Daye1
TANUARY
18SATUROAV A
My Bart hday (23 yrs of age
wentfoat ab 2 P.M. Dewarked
on ay
gouts till 7 Pn came
i for tea out again at
& worked caco 1160
then rretered on account of darkngrs
out doam at 3 A.M. n woed
till 1AM. 14 Shelted extra
heavely 2 Casuathes
Ta SuneapAS
and after Epiphany
Left Dughet to continue work
t
& tenshea got at 3 co anl
illa all day
by 22 Batt
Relieved St7
ored
tack to low vuuch i
u pot.
stayed allongt
 

JANUARY
ANN
1947
Fruday, 1914Jo
MO
Htarted Barade . Felli
att 9/50B M. f. Dismissed at
10.30
Tell the Againe at
1
ispresseds at 330P1
IG. TUESDAYLRE-3
(Last Quarter, 11. 42 a.m.
still in low truck
Mspe
at 5PM for Adeland
ot
po
self teabily at
10
nft
wnte.a
Ha
fur samout
Adaide
a about 8P
 

1917
131 Days.
JANUARE
I7FWEONESDAVUIV
hovedoff from Addlarce
tat
about 10Am. for
Station entraied about
ventidaty arriving at Meriu
about
Mumana to Mu
ay Libermont
I8 THURSDAN ISPI
Went
Hully for Bath & Gadie
94
1 Got Buckshe
feed
stak from Lushalg
Corkig br Smuch
fam one to Biefet att