Diary of George Booley, 5th Battalion, AIF, 1918, Part 11

JULY—1918. 
20 Saturday-Sun rises 4.7, sets 8.5. 

Too rough to sit out 
today so had to be 
content with sitting 
inside 

  
JULY—1918. 
21 Sunday-8th after Trinity. 
Mg.-1 Chron. xxix. 9-29. Acts xxi. 37 to xxii. 23 
Evg.- 2 Chron. i or I Kings iii. Mat. x. 24. 

Nothing new today

JULY—1918. 
22 Monday-Sun rises 4.10, sets 8.2. 

After dinner got out  
on the balcony & sat 
there for about 2 hours, 
also did a little walking 
& at night slept better 
than any night yet. 

  
JULY—1918. 
23 Tuesday-Sun rises 4.12, sets 8.0. 
8h 35m After. 

Sat up & moved about 
a good deal today, found 
out quite by accident 
that some things I have  
been taking internally 
were meant otherwise, 
the things contained in  
them were opium &  
Belladonna. 
Had a sleepless night.

JULY—1918. 
24 Wednesday-Sun rises 4.13, sets 7.59. 

Sat out all the afternoon 
on the Balcony. 
also walked about 
a bit & got a bit frightened 
at the amount 
of bleeding. 
  

JULY—1918. 
25 Thursday-Sun rises 4.14, sets 7.58. 
St. James. 

Kept bed all day as an 
experiment & found as  
a result that there was 
no bleeding, so have 
decided on an examination 
by another M.O. 
before getting out again. 
As I was writing a letter 
to Sister McNulty in 
the evening who should  
walk in but the the Sister 
herself.

JULY—1918. 
26 Friday-Sun rises 4.15, sets 7.57. 

Tried to see another 
M.O today but failed. 
Have been sleeping better 
of late. 
  

JULY—1918. 
27 Saturday-Sun rises 4.17, sets 7.55. 

Today saw Capt Ross 
who had treated me, ordered 
treatment & also told me 
if the bleeding continued 
I was to lay up. 
Sister McNulty came 
in & yarned all the 
afternoon.

JULY—1918. 
28 Sunday-9th after Trinity. 
Mg.-1 Kings x. 1-25. Acts xxvii. 
Evg. -1 Kings xi. 1-15, or 1 Kings xi. 26 
Mat. xiv. 13. 

Was up a good lot 
of the day & feel no 
ill effects so am in 
good spirits.  
  

JULY—1918. 
29 Monday-Sun rises 4.20, sets 7.52. 

Nothing fresh doing, 
sat up a lot of the day.

JULY—1918. 
30 Tuesday-Sun rises 4.21, sets 7.51. 
1h 14m After. 

Encore of yesterday. 
  

JULY—1918. 
31 Wednesday-Sun rises 4.23, sets 7.49. 

Cleaned the windows of 
the ward this morning 
& walked on to the bottom 
floor for the first time.

AUGUST—1918. 
1 Thursday-Sun rises 4.24, sets 7.48. 

Moving & sitting about 
all day was down to 
bottom floor twice in the 
morning, the Hun was 
over Bombing in the night 
& did considerable damage 
also bombed a Hospital at 
Wimmereaux. 
  

AUGUST—1918. 
2 Friday-Sun rises 4.26, sets 7.46. 

Moving about fairly well 
& much improved, the

AUGUST—1918. 
3 Saturday-Sun rises 4.27, sets 7.45. 

11. Operations on our floor 
today & I undertook going 
with the Sister making the 
beds up for them & as they 
came back pull them off 
the stretchers & tuck them 
in, I managed to stick 
the job through but was knoc- 
king at the knees at the finish 
Sister McHardy & another 
Sister came to see me. 
  

AUGUST—1918. 
4 Sunday-10th after Trinity. 
Mg.-1 Kings xii, Rom, iv. 
Evg.-1 Kings xiii, or 1 Kings xvii. 
Mat xviii. 21 to xix. 3. 

Was very tired & stiff after 
yesterdays work & spent  
the morning in bed but 
got moving again in the 
afternoon & went as  
far as the Promenade & 
later to the Church service 
but was unable to get a  
seat so returned.

AUGUST—1918. 
5 Monday-Sun rises 4.30, sets 7.42. 
Bank Holiday. Royal Academy closes. 

Pottered about all day 
& in the evening went 
as far as the prom. 
Sister Walsh came to see 
me. 
  

AUGUST—1918. 
6 Tuesday-Sun rises 4.32, sets 7.40. 
8h 30m After. 

10 Operations on our floor 
for Hernia & I had quite  
a big day in the evening 
went to Concert & on 
to the prom.

AUGUST—1918. 
7 Wednesday-Sun rises 4.33, sets 7.39. 

Extra special clean up 
this morning in anticipation 
of the new Colonel but he  
did not come. 
  

AUGUST—1918. 
8 Thursday-Sun rises 4.35, sets 7.37. 

Nothing fresh filled  
in the day helping Sister 
& resting, am becoming 
expert at handling sick 
people & making beds.