Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1917-1918 - Part 10

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
Status:
Open to contributions
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RCDIG0000904
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1917 NOVEMBER Irth Month trees pr 15. Th a 738 a o Balalgh 44 left about 12 her t Lan oh agen was 20 the & wale Tthewill cnfaedod find sor to Luved of ten 14 The Neght 2p 16 Fri Left Luad early 1 proceedad to Safeyre where we weatered up & stayed the night, pliaty of orbirges about very chilky night 130 Days NOVEMBER 1917 with oguadion Staned that 175at roined aliteauing nay Left Sapyre weith 3r0 Reg Blvent on o a reconnesance stayed on olive grone & went back to Ruad to water the nags came back to safire then proceeded onts. Yazur camped the night 18 Sun—24th after Trinity Rained heavily during morning, in campvel 4m & then went out in outpost 4 miles with 3r0 kegt cruel night rained incissantly. to Juckos gave theisel hees up in camp
1917 (NOVEMBER Irth Month 20t R Mon Hill threatening rain, went cowed during afternoon relieved by 1s Keg about 5B prodeded back to fagur & recived squarion rained again before are got teach: big inail in 17 letters) (in picquel 44 Very cold; proceeded bock to uboa and campet the night passed through some beautiful country lones of akind of watte which had akautiful scent. cold night Ouicelh NOVEMBER 1917 30 Days 24 Wed P10.29 P.M. 22 Th Left Yebna it 8.30 and proceeded to back to isdeed Mrough Bulain amped the night very chilly.
1917 NOVEMBER Irth Month Fri Coldmorning unial youtine, Lemion shillame hads came over from 18t. tte see me. 24 5at Chilly again in morning fook hoises down to beadh shad seven very chilly going in but Olsautifu once in to 1st to see some Went over ote vory NOVEMBER 30. Days 1917 S25th after Trinity Clast) Beautifully clear day Chierch parade but supped going 26 Mon paring uecal roction f more up agae
1917 Irth Month NOVEMBER 27. F4 Harrifine about p4 defed night through to dynrkand affer watering up the roceeded to cens we 12mile of the Nown wo 614 28 Wed—0 6.47D.M. brught Usual taben. brown bad of twapp Dme cocor for mungarie of o0 shif got some Cantein YurBeloh 30 Days; NOVEMBER 1917 wir Hill at Aunkaro norse t ont graze morr 137 FII-S. AACON sual rowter anfll clear bant 4 awared into our no dan r r pi
DECEMBER r2th Month 1 Sat—Queen Alexandra born, 1844. e grar mors 2 Sun—Advent Sunday G agin yrn ✓ cutati 4 thate lettler 1917 31 Days 1917 Mon Aan al T4 oan paar now of left amp B ded to sax 15 tegm DECEMBER na hve with
FDECEMBER E2th Month Wed tharied 2 Stood to 14 An banged comp po 2 &in bia or govd eph wert < an -C2.14 p.M. Th tell at Jatho lt at laid vp 1 1917 DECEMBER 1917 31 Days 7 Fri at Tt ffa at 5Pm t Dceeded Fax guntaraer 930 stll 20 8 Sat eningine C vining it day erisation til Chaik
A0S TSecet, M SR. -and in Advent 9 Sun- it Cb Ste 10 To Mon Grouse Shooting ends sueatacribs moini ming 1917 DECEMBER 31 Days 1917 T4 mon O el t t 2 2 2 the 1 an 5 2 turned up deasant in o 12 Wed Oc t Hection thound 43 Srderty tope
1057 DECEMBER r2th Month 1917 13 Th paras Muste Chorival teaked it 16 ha a of last ble St the di 24 14 Fri—0 9.17 a.M. may useal fie DECEMBER 37 Days 1917 15 Sat sual roubi eng wic turandday Ste No. 93 -3rd in Advent. Ember Week 16. Sun weicht aned dg indie an c go ad
AUS DECEMBER 34 Baye 1917 1917 DEEENBER 12th Month 10 Wet Per B 27 mon repariv to morer it very hearth Nelubes got read nout work oner from 105/3 apolunly washed aot 3 ah had to reconstruct biv dais aid chif on gui s4 antogether: everyte osition prett expcted Msk ised went ac wite cose very shale wnat 2 ell with trsis went back Trk sen 6 wh Gyren Kara sars into our camnt h afternoon, ont + gunad ant aid sh 18 T4 20 Tor74 NEIdRIH days madeon quist 31 f atteratl Brr II did skeft of nfanty attacked on ou grn at night, conmnen 24 to rain inel reft, taken Nosition mor 150 prisoners. nevery bomb ment Hepy
DECEMBER 31 Days 1917 1917 DECEMBER T2th Month 22 Sun -4th in Advent 21 Fr:—S. Thomas. Ember Day. D6,7 a.m. dout 3 Michaelmas Law Sittings end 4 On artpost during day trds put one forhe ✓ Bans oanpons Fanlty attacked Buld pent Nob cappiring it takings over Bukle 2 Ei hed about ve i a casiuties to sparie 24 Mon 22 Sat—Ember Day. Shortest Day it at Aipe infavity attacked our right, Turks retreatio te ar in fill sherf infonte 24 fed advanced about Senilt artilling giving then We accod more up byt Yauall" on oid post had a night is 1

1917
NOVEMBER Irth Month
trees pr
15. Th
a 738 a

o
Balalgh
44

left about 12      
her
t Lan
oh
agen was
20
the &
wale
Tthewill

cnfaedod find
sor to Luved of
ten
14
The Neght
2p
16 Fri
Left Luad early 1 proceedad
to Safeyre where we
weatered up & stayed the
night, pliaty of orbirges
about very chilky night
 

130 Days NOVEMBER
1917
with oguadion
Staned that
175at roined aliteauing nay
Left Sapyre weith 3r0 Reg
Blvent on o a reconnesance
stayed on olive grone
& went back to Ruad
to water the nags came
back to safire then
proceeded onts. Yazur
camped the night
18 Sun—24th after Trinity
Rained heavily during
morning, in campvel
4m & then went out in
outpost 4 miles with 3r0
kegt cruel night rained
incissantly.
to Juckos gave theisel
hees up in camp
 

 

1917
(NOVEMBER Irth Month
20t
R Mon
Hill threatening rain, went
cowed during afternoon
relieved by 1s Keg about
5B prodeded back to
fagur & recived squarion
rained again before are
got teach: big inail
in
17 letters) (in picquel
44
Very cold; proceeded bock
to uboa and campet
the night passed through
some beautiful country
lones of akind of watte
which had akautiful
scent.
cold night
Ouicelh
 

NOVEMBER
1917
30 Days
24 Wed
P10.29 P.M.
22 Th
Left Yebna it 8.30 and
proceeded to back to
isdeed Mrough Bulain
amped the night
very chilly.
 

 

1917
NOVEMBER Irth Month
Fri
Coldmorning unial
youtine, Lemion shillame
hads came over from 18t.
tte see me.
24 5at
Chilly again in morning
fook hoises down to beadh
shad seven very
chilly going in but Olsautifu
once in
to 1st to see some
Went over
ote vory
 

NOVEMBER
30. Days
1917
S25th after Trinity Clast)
Beautifully clear day
Chierch parade
but
supped going

26 Mon
paring
uecal roction
f
more up agae
 

 

1917
Irth Month
NOVEMBER
27. F4
Harrifine about
p4
defed night
through to dynrkand
affer watering up
the
roceeded to cens
we
12mile of the Nown
wo
614
28 Wed—0 6.47D.M.
brught
Usual taben.
brown bad of twapp
Dme
cocor for mungarie of
o0
shif
got some Cantein
YurBeloh
 

30 Days; NOVEMBER
1917
wir
Hill at Aunkaro
norse
t
ont graze

morr
137
FII-S. AACON
sual rowter
anfll clear
bant
4
awared
into our
no dan
r

r pi
 

 

DECEMBER r2th Month
1 Sat—Queen Alexandra born, 1844.
e
grar
mors
2 Sun—Advent Sunday
G
agin
yrn
✓
cutati
4
thate lettler
 

1917
 

31 Days
1917
Mon
Aan
al
T4
oan
paar
now of
left
amp B
ded to sax
15
tegm

 

DECEMBER
na
hve
with
 

 

FDECEMBER E2th Month
Wed
tharied
2
Stood to
14 An
banged comp po
2
&in bia
or
govd
eph
wert
<
an
-C2.14 p.M.
Th
tell at Jatho
lt
at
laid
vp
 

1

 

1917
 

DECEMBER
1917
31 Days
7 Fri
at
Tt
ffa at 5Pm
t
Dceeded Fax
guntaraer
930 stll 20
8 Sat
eningine
C
vining
it day
erisation
til
 

Chaik
 

 

A0S
 

TSecet, M SR.
-and in Advent
9 Sun-
it
Cb

Ste 10
To Mon
Grouse Shooting ends
sueatacribs
moini

ming
 

1917
 

DECEMBER
31 Days
1917
T4

mon
O

el
t
t
2
2
2
the
1
an
5
2
turned up
deasant in
o
12 Wed
Oc
t



Hection
thound

43
Srderty tope
 

 

1057
 

DECEMBER r2th Month
1917
13 Th
paras
Muste
Chorival
teaked
it
16
ha
a
of last ble

St
the di
24
14 Fri—0 9.17 a.M.
may useal
fie
 

DECEMBER
37 Days
1917
15 Sat
sual roubi
eng wic
turandday
Ste No. 93
-3rd in Advent. Ember Week
16. Sun
weicht
aned
dg
indie
an
c go
ad
 

 

AUS
 

DECEMBER
34 Baye
1917 1917
DEEENBER 12th Month
10 Wet Per B
27 mon repariv to morer
it very hearth
Nelubes got read nout
work oner from 105/3
apolunly washed aot
3
ah
had to reconstruct
biv
dais aid chif on gui
s4
antogether: everyte
osition prett expcted Msk
ised went ac
wite cose very shale
wnat
2 ell with
trsis went back
Trk sen 6 wh
Gyren Kara
sars into our camnt
h afternoon, ont +
gunad ant aid sh
18 T4
20 Tor74
NEIdRIH
days madeon
quist
31
f atteratl
Brr
II did skeft of
nfanty attacked on ou
grn at night, conmnen
24
to rain inel
reft, taken Nosition
mor
150 prisoners.

nevery bomb
ment
Hepy
 

 

DECEMBER
31 Days
1917 1917
DECEMBER T2th Month
22 Sun -4th in Advent
21 Fr:—S. Thomas. Ember Day. D6,7 a.m.
dout
3
Michaelmas Law Sittings end
4
On artpost during day
trds put one forhe
✓
Bans oanpons
Fanlty
attacked Buld
pent
Nob
cappiring it
takings over
Bukle
2
Ei
hed about
ve
i
a casiuties
to
sparie
24 Mon
22 Sat—Ember Day. Shortest Day
it at Aipe
infavity attacked


our right, Turks retreatio
te
ar
in fill sherf infonte
24
fed
advanced about Senilt
artilling giving then

We accod more up byt
Yauall" on oid post
had a night is
 

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