Diary of Herbert Alexander Affleck, 1916 - Part 16

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Part of Quest:
Diaries of Herbert Alexander Affleck - 1914-17
Subject:
  • War Diaries
Status:
Finalised
Accession number:
RCDIG0000536
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DECEMBER 12th Month -1916
23 SATURDAY 358-8

Moved out of Francvilliers
towards Amiens turned
off Amiens road
& headed for Havernas
arrived at evening
fixed horse lines
billeted in old houses
& barns. same quiet old place 

1916-31 Days DECEMBER
24 SUNDAY 359-7 

In Havernas
Preparations for morrow
good stock in
Company of us in B sub
have a mess together

 

DECEMBER 12th Month - 1916
Fine 25 Monday 360-6
Christmas Day

Going to have it easy
decamped at headquarters
Leave granted for
Amiens
Had a good day
received parcel from
Aunt Annie & also
card. 

1916 - 31 Days DECEMBER
26 TUESDAY 361-5
Boxing Day

In Havenas
Big clearance of
fellows going to
school in Chateau 
de Francvilliers
Lindsay went to gun
school.
Leave us in horse lines
very short handed

 

DECEMBER 12th Month - 1916
27 WEDNESDAY 362-4

In Havemas
Party left for
Francvilliers
Very cold towards
evening freezing
Leave stopped. 

1916 - 31 Days DECEMBER
28 THURSDAY 363-3
Proclamation Day, South Australia

In Havernas
Very cold morning
A real white frost.
Usual routine work in
horse lines

 

DECEMBER 12th Month - 1916
29 FRIDAY 364-2

Very wet night rained
all night

1916 - 31 Days DECEMBER
30 SATURDAY 365-1

Tramways du HAVRE
RE
1: 063
C billet doit être
des Agen

 

DECEMBER 12th Month - 1916
31 SUNDAY 366-0

NOTES FOR 1917
Inscription on 77m.m
gun captured in Contalmaison
claimed by 2nd Bn
Munst. Fusiliers.
Gun was in fair order
sights missing, shrapnel
dents on front of shield.
Inscription on front of
gun.
"Pro Partia et Gloria"
1st dxe Eagle
2nd rear breach.

"Ultima Ratio Regis"
monogram W.R II
did not notice date
over

 

NOTES FOR 1917

Contalmaison was ruined by
shell fire every tree even
seemed to be splintered
of course all houses, church
& cementry were destroyed
crossed a narrow gauge line
just before going into
village in valley. we
passed dugouts on road
in wood before entering
village there were also big
dugouts in village itself
firing line about 1 ½ miles
further on, great amount
of salvage lying about
mostly German. German
notices in evidence, must
have been a stiff fight for

NOTES FOR 1917
village judging from appearance
We saw Fricourt village
on our way it seemed to
be knocked about also
atmosphere very misty at time
we could see Pozieres in
distance Bosches were shelling
in at time we could also
see Ouilliers & La Boisselle
brought home to pit several
souviners, stench in village
very bad owing to dead -
could not see windmill
hill near Pozieres
Windmill ridge taken later by
2nd Div.

 

AUGUST - Cash Memoranda

leave Poperinghe go
6.18 a.m. daily
leaves Bologne retn
7.24 pm.
Report to R. T. O. Pope
5.45 a.m. on day
of leave.

Y.M.C.A near Cathedral

SEPTEMBER - Cash Memoranda

Bg. W. J Crutch
7602
4th D.A. Sub Park
B.E.F.

G. Engel. 2946
2nd X 5 Coy. 5 Eng
2nd Aust Div

 

OCTOBER - Cash Memoranda

F. Reid 410
C. sub. 4th Sec.
2nd Div Am Column

8.8.
Sgt. JH.W. Robinson
[[ xxxxx?]] 
3rd 

NOVEMBER - Cash Memoranda

L.W. Affleck.
5036
16/14th Batt.
A.I.F
A. Affleck 
Archie
5031
16/5th Battns
A Coy.

 

DECEMBER - Cash Memoranda

Green Red Blue
Black 1 5 9
Br 2 6 10
Pl 3 7 11
W 4 8 12

46 M.14 Etaples
Rollestone, Salisbury Plain
4th T Bn England

Rifle Number
44552.
issued at Etaples
1st Div Art. Details
collected at Sailly 

IDRL/0026.003 
 

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