Diary of Frederick Phillimore Howell-Price, 1917 - Part 3

July 1917

13 FRI Strat & Col out today for a visit Expect M.D. & L

to be Majors shortly my turn may come later on.

Hope so. Hodgetts back from Hospital.

14 SAT 

Harris & Mansell back from leave. Craig out from K Y

Broadbent to Hospital broken ribs Leicester D.A.C  left us today.

15 SUN Nothing doing. Maunder in to see O.C.

asking to form E Div Trains. More promotions. Expect go 

to New Div shortly.

 

July 1917

16 MON Issue O.K. Dickenson comes out today. Has been

away nearly 6 months. Won't he talk. Dicky & Boss out

D. looks well & same as ever. Is to take over from

me. I go S.S.O. Aust M. Duty.

17 TUES Handed over to Dicky. Leave tomorrow to get into

running of new Div. Not take over yet. Loveridge to be O.C.

At present in Hospital. Boss away re two Div Trains at [[Sans?]].

18 WED Reported K Y no anythg to take over A MD. A.S.C. Sans

Major W & let him know I was ready.

19 THUR [[Wbn?]] gradually coming in, to be ready for the

Transfer. Word through to take over. Do so tomorrow

20 FRI Word rec'd at midnight Div moving out. Convoy's  to

follow at usual time to Gambi. Self & Staff to take

charge. Did so, no fight came straight back, Take over tomorrow,

21 SAT Took over running of whole show this morning.

Bit strange, but will soon settle down. 4^th Bde to

beach.

22 SUN Div H.Q. & 3^rd Bde to the Beach. 5^th there all the

time. Only few t’port details left. All going well

Whitty reported as adjt.

 

July 1917

23 MON Col. & Capt Loveridge back Down to see them

today. all O.K. Running pretty smoothly.

Whitty, Cole, Simpson & Walsh confirmed com's.

24 TUES Conference with Col. re promotions. About 16

Issued 1st Orders All fixed up. 2 Div'l Trains. Some stunt.

25 WED Issued 1^st Orders today. Rotten fog, & now very hot

Dr Lain coming in today on way Cairo for board re hacks.

Lucky beggar. Col S. & Ajt moved out to S.N. Hear Capt C.

not coming across until all fixed up. Altered 773 to fig. intended for Friday

26 THUR Censor stamp to hand confirm'tion Simpson's Com. to HQ

Posted to 3^rd Bde.

27 FRI Davis from Canteen repto' here. Proceeded to S.N. report C.O.

A.A.S.C. Lent C.O. car for day

28 SAT Out to S.N. to see C.O. He goes as A.D.S.T. D.Col Maunder

now a Major, also Lord  & [[Dhaser?]] Col Rob rang up ref Board

P'ceedings on meat gone bad. See C.O. today for proper ruling.

29 SUN

C.O. Scott to lunch. Abroe to go as Coy. Comdr Hqrs Coy Anzacs

Sellars to here. Coleman to 5^th Mtd as T.O. Coy.

 

 

July & Aug 1917

30 MON Walker reported for duty with 27 [[E.D.U.S.?]] gain

experience. Trouble over horses 16 hands. and 8 rpts from

Hqrs A.S.C. Anzacs. 2 for 27 D.U.S, 3 for 4^th Bde  3 attchd Hqrs S.O's

changed with R.O.'s for a week. Sent in report ref forage to H.Q.

31 TUES Notice Div probably move Abasan 18^th Aug as support. Oliver

Butters & Potter reported also 6 more Drivers from Anzac A.S.C.

Saw about forage at Depot Grain getting short. Ought to be

O.K. tomorrow. West late left @ 0900 O.K. for tomorrow. Oliver to 3rd

1 AUG WED Colonel here this morning. Alroe goes to Anzac Hq. A.S.C. Sellars

from 4^th to here, Young fm Hq. Anzacs to 4^th, Simpson from 3^rd

to here. Wrote H.Q. AMD re Forage, Mules of train wire to 5.

and for copy of Train Estab.

2 THUR Memo from D.H.Q. re duty Detail Issue area. Inspected same

and found clean except some loose hay to be got rid of. Simpson

reported from 3^rdBde for duty. Hunt in, sent out to Anzac A.S.C. by me.

3 FRI Sellars Colman & Young to Moascar Simpson to Hq. A.S.C.

Errol & Walker got com's. Errol at present D.U. Walker to 4^th Bde

Major M. to lunch. Does not know when coming across.

4 SAT Strat in to Mess now i/c supplies 4^th Bde. Cole

to Hospital yesterday. 3^rd Greman as a/cpl to 27^th A.D.U.S.

Took ride round K.Y. with Whitty.

 

 

August 1917

6 MON Col. & Scott back today. Alroe leaves with his Coy

tomorrow. Orders follow shortly. Maunder taken over command

this Div. A.S.C. He & Whitty go Moascar tonight. Loveridge taken

over Anzac A.S.C. Col to D.Col.

7 TUES Instn's draw 2 days emg'cy rations for men and

horses, tomorrow Elsner to Moascar today. Strat to

dinner. Sutherland made me a bonny little table. Weather

quite cool this evening. Two mails to Aust, gone down Rotten.

8 WED Two days rations on dump. Await instructions

to issue. Capt. David to Hospital. Col. over on a

visit.

 

 

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