Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1918 - Part 6

MARCH, 1918.
Satyrday,
Relieve by we fcomanig.
Lefttear Hill about 12
& regoinet the regiment
priceded through
Tayiel-et to kummond
where we draw rations
Weather very bad
raming most of the
morning I late ix afth
noon & put up bevbiis
and got flooded out     
before morning.
Vry cold r meet.
carrped night in Beitin
rained whissantly ad
night got got flooded
ont:
 

MARCH, 1918.
sth in Lent.
Sunday, 17
St, Patrick's Da
arew rations
Left Beitin early. simply
pouring all the morning.
sawfully coll all day
Bassing through Ram Allah
& terusalem ardiveed in
Bethlhen after dinner.
Everything wet: got a
nasty kick above the
krue by one of the nago.
Rained mat of the night.
 

MARCH, 1918.
Monday 18
Beautifully dear morning
saw bight a thus ablet
i ary anr bloslts
other gear which had bu
wect for some time
Goov maie in got 10F0
parcit from Gussies
Tot paill 30
No 105 & Mss
Miskdyis (PC
Maylrie Franc PC)
 

MARCH, 1918.
Tuesday 19)
usual routine: drew
naters and some gear
quetday otherwise
Rex
Mrs. Rickman (c)
 

MARCH, 1918.
Wednesday 20
Left Settlehei at 6.30. P.M.
proceeded to Lel-el Dunne
where we arrived fairly late
+ made a camp fr night
Pretty bering ride but good
road.
 

MARCH, 1918.
Thursday 21
Left Talat -et-Dunims
+proceeded towards dead
sea, adain travelling
at night: arrived i
a stayed
camp early
the rest of
night.
i Wadi
watered up
helts about 3 mills from
camt
 

MARCH, 1918.
Friday 22
stayed the day in comp
very wearin - dusty
Watered up at Moses Louib
Waited allday & night
tim Hajla
 

MARCH, 1918.
Saturday 23
Lept about 10 sm proceeded.
to Jericho: passing
it and proceeding onto
the Jordan Riner: camped
during day: fine springs
waited till
10.30 B. and then proceedd
across the Yordai at the
pantoon Bridge & turned
to the North - forlowed
up the Jordan a few
niles I camped about
4 octock. Lurls shelled
all about we the
morning. but did us us
damage. Infanty advance
toward hill: capterned guns.
 

MARCH, 1918.
Palm
Sunday. Sunday 24
Cloudy & windy- Infantry
moving up to allack Es salt
moned up about 8 miles
went on outpost: near
the pot of the hills or light
fland of our position with
18 Regt.
showery during night
 

MARCH, 1918.
Monday 25
Returned off outpost
about 10.3 + rlturned to
RRG (with B) raining
practically all day aaily
reavily diring night.
 

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MARCH, 1918.
Tuesday 26
Left Camp about 7 + proc
eided up Jordon Valley
about 8 miles retived
220 legr off ou post; got heavily
shelled on approaching
position, (no cosualitles,
went on round goot o hills
to Outpost: under sell fire
all the way. had to come
back to RA9. fr sations
heavy shower during day.
Did shipt, or picgesil
during night.
In Wadi Kalim
 

MARCH, 1918.
Wednesday 27 0
Left Wadi Ralem Contport
aproceeded back to RHG
relieved by Lrs Righ
about 10 arriving back
at camp at RA9 about
If
Vrew ratione.
 

MAROH, 191S.
Thursday 28
Early morning bombing
raid by 9 Tauves: did
afair amount of damage
but not to us.
Left camp early proceed
along Jordan is cuppost
got wlto very hot corne
Turks very plentiful
sarage. skilled Swounded
stared the rest of day: very
warin: tood ouer outprost
at night with A sq.
16 Saibes came over late
but did not trouble us
came on down to the
Dumps - bomhed them.
Wm Shiir
 

MARCH. 1918.
Good
Fnday. Friday 29
spent all day on outost
farrly warm day. Shelling
fairly heavy but nodamage
good over for horsis.
Relieved by N 2ech who had
just returned from E Salt.
went back to R.H.G with
3Sg for night fairly heavy
shorer of rain during night
 

MARCH, 1918.
Saturday 30
All day in camp watered
up- grayed on Widow banks
stars out a good while
did some woshing and
clean up. Cr Sts
Went out & retirned By at
night (at 62) & did shipt
or gun.
 

MARCH, 1918.
Easter
Sunday. Sunday 31
Turds not rather Wind
about 430 stood to for
trouble but they only sent
out a few or a patrol
shelling going on prachc
atly allday. stayed in
outpost & was believed
about 6 by Asye N02 Sest
Returned to R.H.G. i drew
rations.
camped the night
 

AUS
 

APRIL, 1918.
Easter
Monday. MondayI
stand at Kg bell evening
grazed horses + washed
went out Irelieved Asg. at
dark. Turds very active
deering night sending in
beg patives it. a lot offiring
going in espected in atther
Ded Shipton gun.
Very little slap diring night
or shift from $230 hill daylight
 

APRLE, 1918.
Tuesday 2
Turks shelling gun possy
at daylight. put a good
few over several very
close to us
H6 Taubes came over +
sombed dumps etc newr
Gonorya Bridge
Left position at Q gothealy
shelled coming out: (one
casualty. surk all ouer
possy ra soon as wie
left plenty of them too.
Retuned to Wadr Nemrin
&crossed the knve at
Sonina Bridge & comped
on other side of Kinn.
had good shep in
 

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APRIL, 1918.
Wednesday 3
Brigade crossed Jordan
again & took up time
near Wadi Nemrin.
hep behind with astion
come on in afternoon
positions hard & find
charge ghoises at night
with t troop C Sy.
 

APRIL, 1918.
Thursday 4
quie morning, collected
renander opations eart
sen horses out groze
Barb were aming over
to pu miend potitir
Tinks doing a little
Shelling on kept plank.