Diary of William Throsby Bridges, 1915, Part 7 of 7

AVRIL
15 JEUDI. S. Paterne  105-260 
On Board Minnewaska all
Day-
Arrangements for tues

morn^g with MacLagan
explaining this task &

how it should be carried

out.
Discussed medical
arrange^ts with Howse &
Carruthers - the Hospl
ship to be assigned to us
for serious cases & one
transport to take slightly wounded
Intel.^sc rec^d of camp of
700 tents near [[?]] is [[203]].
Sir W.B. said attack might
be made on 18^th
 

AVRIL 

I6 VENDREDI  S. Fructueux    106-259
Considering  Beach

arrangement
 

Evening

Hunter Westin dined with

G.O.C

AVRIL
17 SAMEDI.   S. Anicet   107-258
Drafting operation orders.

After tea with Gen B  WGI
Parker White & Skeen
ashore walked theto
Mudros village. & to top
of hill - back by French

Camp. From hill could

see 100 ships not

counting small craft.
 

AVRIL

18 DIMANCHE.    S. Parfait         108-257
Attended Church service
French Admiral Guepratte
called

Rec^d Army Corp operation orders

Mob in operation under

instruction from MacLagan 
& Disembarkation order - 
Godley came aboard in

aftⁿ.
Comd^r & observers for

Ark Royal dined with G.O.C.
Explained preferred French
to MacLaulin in aft^n.
Rec^d news of loss of submarine

in Dardanelles.

G.O.C said he thought

would start on Wednesday.
 

AVRIL
19 LUNDI.  S. Leon 109-256
Conference at 10 a.m. on the 

Queen Elizabeth - called by

Sir Ian Hamilton - The 23^rd
23^rd S^t Georges Day fixed for 

landing - All Admirals 

including Guepratte & all

generals includ^g D'Amach
attended . Adm^l Thursby

was ready as soon as he got
the Triumph & Mars back
Adm. Wemyss  could not be
ready for 4 days mainly owing 
to lack of picquet boats.
Aftⁿ called on French Admiral

Aftⁿ Conference if Brig

& C.O. Explained my

operation & disembarkation

orders.
Capt [[Lucas?]] arranged for me

to go to Prince of Wales.
 

AVRIL 

20 MARDI.   S. Gaspard  110-255
After several days of calm it
began to blow from the East - 
Morning worked out plan  for
attacking Gaba Tepe. aftⁿ 

to shore with Gen B  Skeen

White Carruthers - walked

to top of hill - 

Evening forwarding despatch - 
 

AVRIL
21 MERCREDI.   S. Anselme      111-254

Rain, coat & [[?]]
Conference at 10 am of Adm^l
& naval officers Brig^rs  etc

on arrangements for landing.
Orders rec^d for Minnewaska

to sail at 5 a.m. tomorrow

subsequently postponed for 24

hours.

Wrote to Edie & Gov. Gen^l.
Capt. [[Lucas?]] dined on board
[[?]] to send boat at
8.30 pm tomorrow to take 

him to the Quee Prince of Wales

Captⁿ Bax,

Great delays owing to lack

of picquet boats - Cmd^r

Dick told me fault lay 

with Adm^l  Wemyss who

refused to hand over boats &

trawlers to [[Ad]] Thrusby preferring 

to keep his allotment in his own hands
 

AVRIL
22 JEUDI. Ste Opportune    112-253
Very cold & windy.
Departure postponed again
for 24 hours - 
Aftⁿ with Gen B & [[Johannes]]
walked to pl. where we
found marines taking war

[[trophys]] from the Greeks.

Gen^l asked me to consider

what we should do to

protect our men in event of

troops coming from Gallipoli
 

AVRIL
23 VENDREDI. S. Georges   113-252
Rec^d A Stand^g Order for

Medⁿ Expeditionary Force
Return order on disposal

of Prisoners - 

Write last note to Edie.

AVRIL

24 SAMEDI.  S. Gaston     114-251
 

14^th Pioneer Battⁿ
Northumberland Fusiliers

Aylesbury - 

Fell

Brentwood

Later Lancaster

 

57 W 58 S   -  1/7.

Buckland Kerregin Ascot

 

Lailovoix   269 Regt Inf^y

25 Coy

[[Austin?]] [[?]] at [[?]]

S. F. [[Thu?]]      [[hilt?]] Hill House

Farncombe

Surrey

 

M. Halliday    1 South Place

Letchworth

England

Le M             151 Baxtin St.

 

JUILL. 1915 N.    L.     12 P. L.26			AOUT N.    L.    10  P.L. 24			SEPTEMB. N.    L.      9 P. L. 23
1	J	S. Martial	1	D	Sė  Sophie	1	M	S. Gilles
2	V	Vis. N. D.	2	L	S. Etienne	2	J	S. Antonia
3	S	S. Anatole	3	M	I.s Etienne	3	V	S. Grėgoire
4	D	S. Theod.	4	M	S. Domin	4	S	S. Lazare
5	L	Sę Zoė	5	J	S. Felix	5	D	S. Victorin
6	M	S. Tranq.	6	V	Tr. de N_S	6	L	S. Eugėne
7	M	S. Prosper	7	S	S. Sixte	7	M	S. Cloud
8	J	Sę  Ellsab.	8	D	S. Just	8	M	NAT. N. -D
9	V	S. Ephrem	9	L	S. Vitrice	9	J	S. Omer
10	S	7 Frėr. M.	10	M	Sė  Philom	10	V	S. Salvi
11	D	T. S Benoit	11	M	Sė  Suzanne	11	S	S. Patient
12	L	S. Honeste	12	J	Sė  Claire	12	D	S. Serdot
13	M	S. Anaclet	13	V	Sė  Radeg.	13	L	S. Aimė
14	M	FĖTE NAT.	14	S	S. Eusėbe	14	M	E. Sė  Croix
15	J	S. Henri	15	D	ASSOMPT.	15	M	IV-TEMPS
16	V	N. -D. M. C.	16	L	S. Roch	16	J	S. Jean Ch.
17	S	S. Espėrat	17	M	S. Alexis	17	V	S. Corneille
18	D	S. Thomas	18	M	Sė  Helėne	18	S	Sė  Cameile
19	L	S. Vinc. P.	19	J	S. Louis	19	D	S. Cyprien
20	M	Sė Marg.	20	V	S. Bernard	20	L	S. Eustac.
21	M	S. Victor	21	S	S. Privat	21	M	S. Mathieu
22	J	Sė  Madel	22	D	S. Symph	22	M	S. Maurice
23	V	S. Apollon	23	L	Sė  Jeanne	23	J	Sė  Thėcie
24	S	Sė   Christ	24	M	S. Barthėl	24	V	S. Izarn
25	D	S. Jacques	25	M	S. Louis, r.	25	S	S. firmin
26	L	Sė  Anne	26	J	S. Zėphir	26	D	Sė   Justine
27	M	S. Pantal	27	V	S. Cėsaire	27	L	S. Come
28	M	S. Nazaire	28	S	S. August	28	M	S. Exupėre
29	J	S. Loup	29	D	Dėc. s J.-B	29	M	S, Michel
30	V	S. Germain	30	L	S. Gaudens	30	J	S. Jėrome
31	S	S. Ignace	31	M	Sė  Florent

OCTOBRE N.    L.       8 P. L. 23			NOVEMBRE N.    L.       7 P.L. 21			DECEMBRE N.    L.     6 P. L. 21
1	V	S. Rėmy	1	L	TOUSSAINT	1	M	S. Elot. ė
2	S	Ss. Ang. g.	2	M	Les Morts	2	J	S. Anthėm
3	D	S. Troph.	3	M	S. Papoul	3	V	S. Fra. - X.
4	L	S Fran. A,	4	J	S. Charles	4	S	Sė  Barbe
5	M	S. Placida	5	V	Sė  Bertile	5	D	S. Sabas
6	M	S. Bruno	6	S	S. Lėonard	6	L	S. Nicolas
7	J	Sė   Foi	7	D	S. Ernest	7	M	S. Ambr.
8	V	Sė  Bridgitte	8	L	Stes Reliq.	8	M	CONC. N-D.
9	S	S. Denis	9	M	S. Austr.	9	J	Sė  Lėocad.
10	D	S. Fran. B,	10	M	S. Lėon	10	V	S. Hubert
11	L	S. Jullen	11	J	S. Martin	11	S	S. Damase
12	M	S. Donat.	12	V	S. Renė	12	D	S. Paul, ė.
13	M	S. Geraud	13	S	S. Stanisl.	13	L	Sė  Luce
14	J	S. Calixte	14	D	S. Claude	14	M	S. Honorat
15	V	Sė  Thėrėse	15	L	Sė   Eugėnie	15	M	IV-TEMPS
16	S	S. Bertran	16	M	S. Eucher	16	J	Sė  Adėlaide
17	D	S. Gauder	17	M	S Asciscle	17	V	Sė  Olympie
18	L	S. Luc	18	J	S. Odon	18	S	S. Gratien
19	M	S. Pierre	19	V	Sė  Elisab	19	D	S. Grėgoire
20	M	S. Caprais	20	S	S. Edmond	20	L	S. Philog.
21	J	Sė   Ursule	21	D	PRES. N-D.	21	M	S. Thomas
22	V	S. Melion	22	L	Sė  Cėcile	22	M	S. Yves
23	S	S. Sėverin	23	M	S. Clėment	23	J	Sė  Anast.
24	D	S. Eramb.	24	M	Sė  Flore	24	V	Sė  Delph.
25	L	S. Crėpin	25	J	Sė  Cather	25	S	NOEL
26	M	S. Rustiq.	26	V	S. Lin	26	D	S. Etienne
27	M	S. Frumen	27	S	Sts Vial A.	27	L	S. jean
28	J	S. Simon	28		AVENT	28	M	Sts Innoc.
29	V	S. Narcisse	29	L	S. Saturnin	29	M	S. Thomas
30	S	S. Quentin	30	M	S. Andrė	30	J	S. Sabin
31	D	S. Marcel				31	V	S. Sylvest.

 

 

 

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