Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1918 - Part 7

APRIL, 1918.
Friday 5
Usual routine: drew
rations in morning
grazing on Jordan in
evening
Had good swim & did
some washing. 

APRIL, 1918.
Saturday 6
Very warm day: showery     
during afternoon
Put up bivvy; grazing
in afternoon;

APRIL, 1918.
Sunday 7
Very warm day. usual
routine grazing &
swimming
Got some canteen stuff.
Good mail in up to Feb
4^th from Ausie:
Picquet at night 

APRIL, 1918.
Monday 8
warm day: a few shells
flying about taubes over
early. did no bombing
grazing & swim in afternoon
Picquet at night.
Home & Jess No. 106
"Floopay" 

APRIL, 1918.
Tuesday 9
Warm day. usual
routine; swimming
& grazing in evening
Another mail in up
till end of Feb. 

APRIL, 1918.
Wednesday 10
Very warm day. Turks
reported advancing in
force; "stood to" all the
afternoon: no grazing
Turks shelled all along
the line: [[HC?s]] "Coal Buds"
- shrapnel:
Picquet at night.
Elsie
"Floopay" 

APRIL, 1918.
Thursday 11
Pretty lively morning
Jackos' attacked one sectre
of the line (2nd & 5^th Regt) and
were repulsed with heavy
losses on their side.
Our casualties were fairly
heavy:
Shelling all along line again
put a shell right into our
horselines, bivvys. only
hit two horses.
Our Artillery busy all day
heavy bombardment about
1oclocks: Turks still lively
at dark: shelling the river
Big bombardment acros Jordan
about 4" Turks evacuated during
night. Picquet at night
Lucie
Mrs Walker
(P.C) [12] (51) 

APRIL, 1918.
Friday 12
Very warm day: drew
rations; no sign of Jackos'
very close; a few shells
all along line.
Taube over: got a lot of
Anti shell splinters in
the camp. no one hit.
Gussie
Theo. 

APRIL, 1918.
Saturday 13
Warm day: swimming
and grazing: drew rations
APRIL, 1918.
Sunday 14
quiet day: very warm
nothing exciting doing
Piquet a night 

APRIL, 1918.
Monday 15
Reinforcements arrived
with horses, Indinans
took up possy behind
us. drew rations
Piquet at night 

APRIL, 1918.
Tuesday 16
Usual routine: big
parcel mail in. one
from Mother & Gussie.
Very windy & dusty day.
No grazing. 

APRIL, 1918.
Wednesday 17
Usual routine. paper
mail in
Windy & dusty;
Piquet at night 

APRIL, 1918.
Thursday 18
Preparing for stunt; got
all spare ammunition
down to SHG (9750): drew
rations in afternoon
for following day.
Sent all spare gear over to
Left Gun:
Indians took over possy.
Got last instalment of
Keaora Cooee.

APRIL, 1918.
Friday 19
Revaille at 2.15; and
proceeded along Wadi Nurrin
towards mountains: till
stopped by Jacks Outpost.
Our big batteries put up a
few shells.; stayed in possy
all day. very warm:
Jacko put shells all round us
but did no damage.
Regiment suffered 2(K). 5(W).
Returned to old camp after
dark: & got home about
10.45 

APRIL, 1918.
Saturday 20
Taube over very low just
about sunrise; did no
bombing:
Drew rations usual
routine. pretty hot.
Had swine in Jordan 

APRIL, 1918,
Sunday 21
Usual routine: drawing
rations, bit of mail in
Bill Dunn & Andy Peacey
returned to Sq.
Piquet at night 

APRIL, 1918.
Monday 22
Went for swim, met
the Green boys from Inverell
had a great old yarn
of old times
Home}
Jess} 107. 

APRIL, 1918.
Tuesday 23
Usual routine, very
dusty & windy. Jacko
raided one of his posts
blowing hard all day.
Jack Cay came over for
yarn.
Wrote "Marum" 

APRIL, 1918.
Wednesday 24
quiet day. windy
& dusty:
wrote letters