Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1918 - Part 5

FEBRUARY, 1918.
and in Sunday 24
Lent.
Remained at Rhudr
all day: drew rations
also to lot o bantier
grontered. some N.Y.
Carken stores which
the tensis could
not take.
heave was granded
to Settlehen and Jeresetem
didnot go. Mafeest feluse
 

FEBRUARY, 1918.     
Monday 25 0
Left faint
early and
proceeded to near
racariya and camped
te night
tracelled wit linters
to guard some
had
cantien stuft. disded
it out at night
 

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FEBRUARY, 1918.
Tuesday 26
Left Lacarua early, &
proceeded to feincrin
station: then proceeded
after watering up to
etrn where we
had dinner then
procuded to Recton.
to our dd camp
till pretty meany after
our day strint ociver-
ing over 20 miles.
No0 103
wrote
 

FEBRUARY, 1918.
Wednesday 27
usual roitine: fixing
up camp after strint
had to draw several
bag of steff left in
ordisand
Wrote Loo.
 

FEBRUARY, 1918.
Thursday 28
usual routure. MAS
played 1st Regr. Locb 15-0
wait over to yicaat
night
food mail in: but only
ofew letters.
 

MARCH, 1918.
Friday. I
usual routine: got
a small lart end of
mail
Went oven to you Ca at
night. supposed to
be electure but slipped
Mrs Rickman
Yean Paie (P.C.)
 

MARCH, 1918.
Saturday 2
Nothing doing.
McPlayell Bs9. 1s won5-O.
Mrs Branch
Mr Scott-Ireland
 

MARCH, 1918.
3rd in
tent. Sunday 3
Nen over to 18 to five
t up a water Sanagge
for pask
Horses and grazing.
No church parabe.
Great lettere by Pardre
Dates at night at the
ynica on alestine.
France, Haly & to
say nothing of Sales.
beng kains: quite a good
lecture with plinty of
wit + soled too.
NOS
10
(C
MeaBsanch
M Walker
 

MARCH, 1918.
Monday 4
usual routind rathe
busy diering afternoon
preparing to go on
stewt destination in.
known.
The Divisional Sand
gave us quite a good
evening entertainment
with nunerous selections
and a chap out of the
git gave some good cong
accompaniet by the
bavid.
Inoccieated for Cholera in
morning and Delovring
parade immediately after
N
very bresy
Relo 295
oming indeed.
 

MARCH, 1918.
Tuesday 5
devaill early + got away
soon afterwards: and
proceeded to Rawill wher
we camped the night
saw some patteries where
they were in full process
baking in cnderground
ovens, marvellous work
in the old ruins where
the dlay, wds obtained
is where a great many
cierial bombs for Tanbes
were fund after we
captured it
Pretty oad headache after
the inoculation.
Very windy dudy trp
 

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MARCH, 1918.
Wednesday 6 C
Revaille early whence
we left st9. and
proceeded along the
Juffa- Jereisation road
past Katron dump, to
Kunyet en Eenab; where
i camped for the night
stell pretty crook head
uche.
 

MARCH, 1918.
Thursday 7
Left Kunyed in Enal
and had to go abou
142 miles to water then
we proceeded along the
old Roman road to
Bectunca where we stayed
the night: arrivingearly,
quite alot of Turkesh
big shell lying about.
 

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MARCH, 1918.
Friday 8
Left Beitunia at 12.30
with 1st Regr. (122 Sections
and proceeded to Rain
Altah where we diew
rations; & procuded aling
the Wade Muhersin to
Hummon where we
camped: dui rations
and fodder afterdard.
very rough trock all
the way from Lawallah
a Tante flew downtow
over Ram allan + put in
a buist of Mashino Gun
and aft for its life; the
dintis giving it aparting
Shot.
 

MARCH, 1918.
Saturday 9
Revaille at 3. and proceeded
on a few miles to Sayeeb Ch
where the infantig were
in action: stayed there
all day: & saw the
Cheshires capture ear
Hell. the bombardment
was aglonous sight
with H.C.L Shrapnel it
seemed as if it were
impossible for anything
to bce in Nt. at 430 we
again pershed on to the
right where we had to go
over some rouge countyy &c
enintually got to our dis
fination. & took up outpor
line of dart: anr se
on gun
 

MARCH, 1918.
4th in
Lent. Sunday 10
stand to cet 4. a then
after breakfast went in
with pack horses to draw
rations: good tryp only long
got back 130, section had
moied out but I found
them & issued out rations
etc: and went back to
camp at dark & watered
up.
Right Sen on post so
had a sleep in
 

MARCH, 1918.
Monday 11
Left Camp (Left geen only,
at 5.30& wer round to
Pear Kill & look over
from a toop of the Regt
stayed on outpost allday
Jucks shelled us about
dennetiine: a couple of
shells got very close to
the horses, we had to
shift them.
Did picquet at night
haining off and on
practicady all day
part of the might
 

AU5
 

MARCH, 1918.
Tuesday 12 e
the best part
Laied
of the day. weatered up
learly & grazed during
day. Tanbes over bit
vey high.
diew rations i usual
wishing
Picquit at night
 

MARCH, 1918.
Wednesday 13
Lanly
clear in
morning aid some
wishing and had
but bath (quice
usual rontione
Picqueta night
 

MARCH, 1918.
Thursday 14
On ouspost at fear
Hill. H Legs buried
all the defeanc Jacks
aurion ddy got some
friewood. + otherwise
usceal rontio
heqelat night.
 

MARCH, 1918.
Friday 15
spelt in outpoot as
Ceartill. raining most
of the day: veryched
wind blowing all day
and had a very bad
rignt with the horsi
as it was so coldr
they were very restress
icquet.
An
hirks putor a few
shellsfout did no
damage.