Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1917-1918 - Part 4

MARCH
3rd Month
1917
20 Tu
12
Bardwell at7.
Left
20
& came to al dresh
wdnst camp nea
the Town, but ferst
20
about Rils 13
rtched Dirts in moiner    
21 Wed—Vernal Equinox
a fatigue alld an
ficquel at night
 

MARCH
31 Days
1917
22 Th
canteen fired
59
up
ees birthday
ker
23 Fri-
04.5 a.m.
t AA SN
day wer
towin
piet
min
durin
doy
did home woshing
 

MARCH
3rd Month
1917
24 Sat
2n
comet corps came
t con
through
ped
quite dose to us
-Passion Sunday
25 Sum
Annunciation B.V.M.
Lady Day
Uttack started
at Ga
4
ver fongy morining
got holth diving the day.
layed the AH. wit 320
 

MARCH
34pa
1917
26 Mon
doy. yetting warner
quiet
horses for
sever
bood
27 T4
Combined E.AA 142H
playea
a
very hardgame
sevre
concert at Y.M
2.
noculated
for
do
Choern
 

TTARCH
3rd Month
1917
28 Wed
.
Natives doing date
inoccilation Lanks
passed is route for to
20 Th
2
6o1 as
ye at paice
from aunt Cinil
Requet at night
 

MARCH
31D5
1917
12 0189
LEBE
30 Fri—D 10.36 a.M.
Hot day; wises swent
ming in morning
aid some washing
31 Sat
days sports at
Grest
Schular ioon
F.B.
Br
gade championship.
 

APRIL
4th Month
1917
1 Sun-Palm Sunday
chuid parade
in
mornion
Wnote
10
2 Mon
14 heg playeo
combined
KA. & mcs
great yoine
but no scort.
 

APRIL
30 Days
1917
3T4
Rayed 1t Zielk Twop
very
lost 3.0.
foth
frenny goine:
4 Wed—Hilary Law Sittings end
Brigade rac meeten
the Wade; but didn'ot
on picquet at night.
 

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APRIL
4th Month
1917
5 Th.—Maundy Thursday. Dividends due
Carriecome back of
ngade possed
lease
through caw all the boys
Gelliry ready for
Strenf
C FrI
Good Friday
Left be aust cast
fpassed
a Bregade, procieding
the
shelk fowand
to
lost hurse containing
£33
 

APRIL
30 Days.
1917
7 Sat-Easter Fve 29 149 pm.
Left Thiek-Zowand
early a got io kapa
about didnertine. tod
some hote of the nozzy.
arried at than junn
about 4. camped just
out of the town, awfiely
pretty neace peenty
107
vegitation
8 Sun—Easter Day
up
Fraing
camp
tanls
not
all day.
anorat
over on ant
too
7
them
kipt
 

APRIL
4th Month
1917
9 Mon-Easter Monday. Bank Holiday.
Lady Day Fire Insurance ceases
funt
day: General
routure
Gudge Brown
You
10 T4 —Easter Tuesday
In 9th
faligu took
of oid casth
phots
yr
Khan
feners.
 

APRIL
30 Days
1917
Ir Wed
ged camped: to
Char
hosze
beeter
MCH
back horse to
Took
rcquet at night
32
lefte Inspectiion
mornio
sawes over boinbed
lafor + hit our canbeen
 

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APRIL
4th Month
1917
pFri
Cricade on outpost
letcamp or 12 very
interesting & fertile cunt
Taubesand in galvr
berto
no bornbs.
14 Sat— (8.12 p.M.
stayed on outpos
tell
23 in afternoon
event back to Kha
Yience
Beg mai in including
parcels:
mother. Bluebyes. Jis) Wis
hos rouna, neddon, messt.
 

APRIL
30 Days
1917
15 Sun-Low Sunday
1.12
My Pilot Narade in
mornnng tauke over
during service
saw dirdi Cunninhan
ned Kelly as he is known
in the inroBregade
16 Mon
on laystableman
busy
day paskig up tr
bia stouch Crint
Left Khan Yunus at
7.30 for shelal. havelled
all night.
 

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APRIL
4th Month
1827
10
17) T4--Easter Law Sittings begin
arrieed at Shelal at
sunrese-o watered up
at Wads Tuyy
caniped
sutpostarigh
till
5.20
n01
18 Wed
Left outpost early and
came back to cam
up
about 10.30 for supports to
Lno Brigade. Vaut ovr
& drophed two bombs in
the artellin conssing
a few casicalities.
packa
up p a
g stun.
6
 

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APRIL
30 Days
1917
19 Th—Primrose Day (1887)
it
Atseded Hamerea
into
dayeight: + atraight
action wen heavily shell
crossing the flat wihe
counte cttachled at 4.30
Lept Rosition after dark +
Zel.d
proceeded bask to
fiminet: watterd in the
about 12.3s PMM
vade
20 Fri
arrieed at Tel. Cl. Kmmnd
stayed till 9.30 then proceeed
S.W. to Guz- Il-Seleit where
we were reavily bombed
with beg casualihles. 76 horses
B men. 14bombs weere dropped
Guzze
watered up at Wade
 

AUSTR
 

4th Month
1917
JRSON
21 Sat—e 2.1 p.m.
Styed on outpod all
day; rreleived at 4.30.
X
proceeded to Wadi Guzzi
watered up & wen back
to Chan Yunies. arriving
at 930.
on prequit at night
Sasan el Rebir.
22 Sun—and after Easter
Gineral Rautine tanbe
over dropped 3 bombs but
did litte damage backed
up at 220 shrocceded
to abn Sitta
Tusts night off duty for a
ced camped near a bartey
1o
patch: & had agreat cleet
Gold letters from fees
 

1917
30 Days
23 Mon—S. George
Cheaidileat 520; quiendo
grozing horses
Ty
Wath saell not
Wathing. Mrush de
 

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APRIL

 

4th Month
1917
APRIL
4011
-S. Mark
25. Wed
rother reely hat an
9
to more la
4
wl
47
26. Th
Renailt at 2.20 left
for
yo
Teld Fara passe
a seledt.
Brigade at Ger
wen
watered up at
Wadi
ino
baot Dure. Sirta
dont 1130 af again
to
arrior
Sheeal again on 42
late in afernoo
outpost at night
 

30 Days!
1917
APRIL
27 Fri
uppost at day
ner
gsh forve
cordy a couple
hasedo
pable
al
a/5.3
retieved off out
nolf
28 Sat
Hand to arms H.30 had
gretted sheak for breakfast
rosued with some gy stiff
Ihoppital
Jumny, Febles event
Very coridy day. gotenon
shod