Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1918 - Part 2

MEMORANDA.
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Sea Legs
 

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MEMORANDA.
 

JANUARY, 1918.
Tuesday 1
Camped at Esdud; ramong
periodically, a vay cold
wind blowing:
Called out on a delousing
sarade after dinner
put all our clothes through
the funigator:
Laurie Smith returned
from Cairs
 

JANUARY 1918.
Wednesday 2
Moved camp about
to gards; near the
14 Fleed Ainbulanci.
Cusy day, got some
bakseish, stiff from
FM.C.A.
 

TANUARY, 1918.
Thursday 3
Very warm day; runours
about a mone; usual
rontire, drawing ration
etc. drew a lot of new
dothing et: privi to
move
 

JANUARY, 1918.
Friday 4
Lefttsdied with
End Regt with 1-4&5
sechwts and proceeded
to Ras Denraw; had to
wait for stimbers, camped
the night at has Denan
 

JANUARY, 1918.
Saturday 5
Left Deeran early
proceeded to rettene the
4th Bale at Nalin very
Liely, followed up one
ravine for miles int
the hills
Took over positios late
and sent horses back
Disnot have time to
erect our Bivoys, and
got Sopping wet- cruil
weather. did lastichift
on gien: and them wert
doie to bottom of hill
to draw rations
Very Hilly + huge boulders
everywhere.
 

JANUARY, 1918.
Ebiphany. Sunday 6
Kained like Blue Blayes
lot of messing about
in the slush, and
last shift on gun
and drew cattions
Ilush everywhere.
Found Lavourable &
erected brovy on feat
rock and used a
lot of dive leaves.
preckl bustes for
Finahess.
Did from 6 -12 on gun
at night
 

TANUARY, 1918.
Monday 7
If you have not already taken advantage of the
Insurance Coupon, do so to-day.
Weother started to dea
up. We got some of our
blanket fairly duif-but
it kept showerg, all day.
 

TANUARY, 1918.
Tuesday 8
Dreca Kation clear
day brough up $10,000
rounds. DNH. to our
guns.
 

JANUARY, 1918.
Wednesday 9
Drew Rations
quiet day
yor sheep from Bedsuins
the lads were eseorted
back by CLeinster Irish
Sgae) chaps who thought
it agreat jke.
 

JANUARY, 1918.
Thursday 10
changed gun position
also camp from the
seiddle to Fravllins
tart with B.Sq. 2. Rep.
very fine view from there
Fixed up camp a stayed
there,
 

JANUARY, 1918.
Friday 11
illsual routie looded
like rain in evening.
& soured before daylight. fixed
up our Sevoyy with drains
etc but it kept us pretty
dr.
 

JANUARY, 1918.
Saturday 12 e
Drawing Kations, rained
all day, got good mail
from Squadron
Got Reg Letter from Mother
with H: parcel from
Gussie.
 

TANUARY, 1918.
Ist after
Epiphany. Sunday 13
still raining, usual
routine: withe some
letters + played bridge
 

JANUARY, 1918.
Monday 14
Very pleasare day
usical vroutene, but
otherwise quit.
had some gin shooting
in the invining: brying
some new beths
Sadie
Rex