Diary of Gordon Colin Cooper, 1918 - Part 7

APRIL, 1918.
Friday 5
elsual routine: dow
ration ins morin
graying on Jordan
ereeiing
had good sueem sdid
some washing.
 

APRIL, 1918.
Saturday 6
Very war day. showerg     
during afternoon
But up brovy; graying
in afternoon:
 

APRIL, 1918.
Low
Sunday. Sunday 7
Very warm day. usual
owine groyng
suumming
Got some contin stiff.
Good mal in up to Feb
4th from Ausie.
ficquet at night
 

APRIL,, 1918.
Monday 8
warm day. a few shells
flying about tanbes oer
early did no bombing
graing & ewvim in apanoon
Rcqut at night
Home & Jess N0.106
Ftoopay
 

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APRIL, 1918.
Tuesday 9
Warnday usual
rontine: Swemming
t graving in evening
another mad in up
fill end of Feb.
 

APRIL,) 1918.
Wednesday: 10
Very warn day. Terrks
reported advancing in
force. Stood to all the
afternoon: no praying
surts sheded all along
the line: Hts coal soa
shropnel:
Recquet at night
Elsu
Foopay
 

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APRIL, 1918.
Thursday:11. e
Prethy linely morning
Jackos attacked one sectre
of the line (Ina & 5th Regt) and
ware repused with heavy
losses on their side
an cosualites were fairly
heavy:
shelling all along tueagein
put a shell right wito our
horselives verepry out
hit tus horsts.
Ourartillery busy all day
heavy bombardment about
toclocks. Turks still linely
at dark: shelling the river
Big bombardment acros Wordan
Tards wasnated during
about H.
Luce
Siguet at n/
night
Mrs Walker
1912
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APRIL, 1918.
Friday 12
Very warm day: drew
ration; no sign of fastoo
very close: a few shells
all along line.
Tanbe oer: got a lot of
anto shell splenters in
the camp. no one has
Tussie
Theo.
 

APRIL, 1918.
Saturday: 13
harm day. swimming
and graying. drew raturs
NORIE
 

APRIL,, 1918.
and after
Sunday 14
Easter.
quiet day. very worm
mothing exceting doing
Requet a night
 

APRIL, 1918.
Monday 15
Reinforcments arrived
with horses, Indinans
took up possy behind
us. der ratiou
bequel at night
 

APRIL, 1918.
Tuesday 16
Usuat writine. big
parcil mait in. One
from Stoother & Gussie.
very windy & dusty day.
No grazing
 

APRIL, 1918.
Wednesday 17
usual routine paper
marl in
Windy & dusty
lecquel art night
 

APRIL, 1918.
Thursday 18 p
Inporing for shent; got
all spare ammnuntion
down to 574 5 (9750). dew
rations in afternion
p fllowing day.
sent all spore gear on to
Lepr. Gier
Indians too Rowor possy.
Got last iddment of
Keaviar Corel.
 

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APRIL, 1918.
Friday 19
Revaille at 2.15, and
proceeded along wade Nerin
towards mountais. fill
sepped by lasks outpist.
dur beg bathries put up on
few sheells stayed in possy
all day. very warn:
Jacks pert shells all round us
gbit did no dowege.
regiment suffered 285.
Returned to old camp after
dark, & got home about
10HS
 

APRIL) 191S.
Saturday 20
Taube over very low just
about sunrise; did no
bombing:
Nrew notions usual
not
roitie. pretty
Had swine ix Jrdan
 

APRIL, 1918,
srd after
Sunday 21.
Easter.
usu routine drawing
rations, but of mail in
Bill Dunn & Andy Peacey
returned to Sq.
Eequel at nigh
 

APRIL, 1918.
Monday 22
Wend for sween met
the frien boys from we
had a great oll youg
of old. Times
Home
7.
3
Jess
 

APRIL, 1918.
St. George's. Tyesday 23
Day.
usual costine, very
Tusty a windy, Jacks
raided one of his hosts
rald all day.
blow.
4
Jack Cay came enveer f
you
Wrote Marumn
 

APRIL, 1918.
Wednesday 24
quiet day.
Les
will kit