Diary of Herbert Alexander Affleck, 1917 - Part 1
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Cpl. H. A. Affleck
23rd Bty A.F.A
3-
Agenda
1917
JANVIER
1 LUNDI. Circoncision.
Wintry day no rain
At Havernas -
Wrote to Jessie Robinson Snr.
Aunt Annie
Lindsay bought me this
book in Amiens on
31/12/16
France
2. MARDI. S. Basile.
At Havernas
JANVIER
3. MERCREDI. Ste Geneviėve.
At Havernas
a quiet French village
not far from Amiens
4. JEUDI. S. Rigooert
At Havernas Showery.
Sent to Amiens on
escort duty , had a
look around at
Cathedral & town.
Went in by motor lorry.
& came out by train
had a good day, bought
a raincoat 49 [[?fr]]
JANVIER
5. VENDREDI. Ste Amėlie
At Havernas
Routine work
6. SAMEDI. Epiphanie.
At Havernas
JANVIER
7. DIMANCHE. Ste Mėlanie.
Frost . Fine
At Havernas
Posted letter home in
Green envelope -
{Lindsay on leave to Amiens
{Jas. Linton
Recieved three letters
1 from Nonie dated 14th Nov.
1 Dorothy " 9th Nov.
1 from Aunt Annie 2nd Jan
8. LUNDI. S. Lucien.
Fine cold
At Havernas
Posted two letters to
Xmas parcel senders in
Hamilton N.S.W.
JANVIER
9. MARDI. S. Julien.
At Havernas
10. MERCREDI S. Guillaume.
At Havernas
JANVIER
11. JEUDI. Ste Hortense.
At Havernas
12. VENDREDI. Ste Cėsarine.
At Havernas
JANVIER
13. SAMEDI. Ste. Vėronique.
At Havernas
14. DIMANCHE. S. Hilaire.
At Havernas
Church Parade in
morning.
Went to. service in
evening
JANVIER
15. LUNDI. S. Maur.
At Havernas
16. MARDI. S. Marcel.
At Havernas. Cold.
Recieved letter from home
sent to Aunt Annie &
posted on date
21st Nov 14.
Monies' enclosed.
Went to concert at Recreation
Hall.
JANVIER
17. MERCREDI. S. Antoine.
At Havernas.
Snowed last night -
fairly heavy. -
On leave to Amiens
Went in and out via
train from Canaples. had a good day
trains very slow cut
time short.
18. JEUDI. CONV. de S. Pierre.
At Havernas.
Snowed again & rain
Posting letters to J.W.R
JANVIER
19. VENDREDI. St. Sulpice.
At Havernas. Cold.
Snow on ground still
Recieved letter from.
Nonie 10th Sept 16 readdressed
from H. Woolstencroft. Wareham
Dorset. England. he
recieved parcel sent by me.
20. SAMEDI. S. Sėbastien.
At Havernas
Usual Routine
JANVIER
21. DIMANCHE. Ste Agnēs.
At Havernas. Communion
Church Pde morn Vol evening
Rumours as to breaking up
Bde.
Recieved three letters
1 from Mother dated Nov 27th. 16
1 " Nonie " 27
1 " Dorothy Nov 27th 16
Leave to Amiens stopped.
22. LUNDI S. Vincent.
At Havernas Cold.
Bde to be broken up, our X to
3rd. Bty. great stir
Recieved 1 parcel from Elsie
" papers " "
" " " W Geinud
" " " Mother
" " " Aunt Annie
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