Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/63/1 - October - November 1916 - Part 3

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First World War, 1914–18
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1917 FEBRUARY 15 THURSDAY (46-319) 7 197S. S.S. Dulwich blown up in the Channel (Last Quarter, 1.53 a.m. Een were not even lought the first siwceples of business 16 FRIDAY (47-318) 197S. British air raid over Ostend and Leebrugge credit. It wo an addiy apg fist endless fiquies - His life in those ti in 17 SATURDAY (48-317. 1673. Molicre, French dramatist, died S. R. 7.14, S. S. 5.16 was to be a ye d I expectlis barrister father had implouted that The Kiwi. New Zealand has a wonderful bird in the Kiwi. It has no tail, and, to all appearances, no wings. The hen birds are larger than the cocks, and for the size of the birds the esss are extraordinarily large. The plumage is more like a covering of hair than of feathers, and the beaks p of the birds are long and slender. They are of nocturnal habits, and very swift and strong on foo
FEBRUARY, 1917 20 18 Sunday 140-316) Quinquagesima Matins.—Genesis o to 20. Matthew 26, 57 Evensong.—Genesis 12, or 17. Romars 2, 17 107S. GermanDlockade’ begun in bem Now old Le who is an En.W. I 19 MONDAY (50-315. 107S. Bombardment of Dardanelles begun M.A. & a highly cducated man o has not even the beginnings of learning. He is 20 TUESDAY (SI-314) Shrove Tuesday 1855. Joseph Hume died not an erudite man nor one to stribes you as even hight educaty though he ist beyght 2I WEDNESDAY (52-313) Ash Wednesday Matins.—Isaiah 58, to 1s. Mark 2, 13 to 23 Evensong.—Jonah s. Hebrews 12, 3 to 18 197S. German air raid over Essex 6 New Moon, 6.0 p.m. full intelligent & o ideas
27 4 13d. Res. Res 23 Jorgo D. Dr w Sutl a Vilters pocase 22 29½ Sunday. This day Oct the ong execty cr arrived.went with Herbertion to the two Divns wh are in or near the lind. The First were in Bellevin Farm, mear Abbert. they are taking over from the 29th Divn to nyet On the left will be the 5t Dwn which has on in the line since Saturday October 215t. The 15t Dwn have teir right near quendecourt & are in pont of Hers the 5th Dwn has its left near cancourt C. Abbage. This is the first time to the 2912 151 Aushalian Dion) have Devn & t ever met as complete units - ough our 2nd Bde was near the 294h at Helles! Tere is noforc in world our people have quite (same feeling for as for the 29th Dion. the 15t Husac Corps hasbn t rought down her, as r I can Judge, to take the Bapanme Ridye. possible anyway, to dig in for - the winter unless that 15 to say we had such casualties to heavy
68 9 it became impossible. It tooks as though conscription wd not go through; & if it docant I dont know tt we shall be able to keep the divisions up to strength. If the Corps stays here for winter I expect the 3rd Dion: will be brought over t making the Corps up to 5 Divisions. The 5 Australian Divns ad then all be under Birdwood & the N.z. Dwn. ander godley. It wd be a trifte stiff for the 3r0 Dwn to to straght into this area where shelling i continual & the lension is always heavy. But they have been very well traie by Jackson; I believe the Kings, when he inspected them, could ppeak of nothing sle for a day or two The trushes opposite our men now are called manity by the field though wh they are dug, apparently We are on a down stope - on the fingers of the Pozieres - Sinchy a ridge, reaching down to
24 4 valley of a tributary of the Ancren something in this styte on the let our truches have to cross the valle & I expect those are frightfully wet triches. Opposite as is a pair of isolated little undulations like a minor wave with two nenee creats, a just behind ths t wave is Bapanme; & then anothrr valley with an altogether differe Sypstem of heights beyond this is Bapanme a chapain of the general idea not accurate in detail at all the truches in S port of the 3y t
66 I 25 5th Den are, C. Below is on our own side of valley: Bayonet French Further Below: Banktrench – Lie trench 19 Still purther below. Wheat- Ry-Barley 3) trence on the minor hill in pont of (4) Bapanine: - Till Trench. through or around, Bapannie (57 on the further side of minor hill the Bapanme truch (I do not know it official name. the Ht Deon to the S. there are from not so many apparent 11) Hilt trench (2) continuation of Rye trench Till trench The 29th Dion & the 415t Dions neakn oten had herr own artitly here. our St Din is takin Arty The 29th Dron had t Artz
An of the 12th Deon; &any 54 Dwn to taking this over. The N.3. Arty is money out but has had to leave either all or some ofto gens behind, & our 17 Aust. Divn is taken them over. The and cust. Divt. art, is being put in split up awarget I ders for precent. Ad. G. Divt, arty hada rough time 60 officers but (20 of them killed, I believe). They had to move their guas up ont there downward stopes. Awaupt ohers they lost Davies the O.C. 104 N3. battery one of fiest officers they had. I asked Tohnson if he had not ohers as good coming on. Wo he sd. These were gentlemen - public school men - devoted to their work for the works sake without tinking of themselves. Those who take ten
Mmn in. Card No. EMIISt. NO. J. CCUDEDDDDor Cmnn aCCOD fpnen Jrmndenemen M DatoEP.G Pa 0 Discharged to. Sent to camp 27 place good enough fellow are but more thought ful of temsclies The Headgpasters of 1r Ans & Diven oat Bellevae farm near Alberts to rommers redan towih it move wher they take over from 29th Dron. t k Dwn as at TheCo Flcourt Caatean woull you so down star underground to get to that Cation The attact an the further heits up to Bapanie is foretold to take place as soon as we get fine It is impossible days to atteck in the wet tot county much ts toom up as it o as time cauntry Ponaton always seem to be dlay - as 115 slipperist sich uppermost we heard on pettin The first ting
28 ptanders to the Lomine from down time, was general this district difficuly of transport. lalk of the When was taking to him before we white to ar a to England went Kunday about part ani be ws is a system pack transport; dowa tere I see th ty have pack backwards o forwards horses Yac to the lighter gans. You in 5 Meanle or Becordil the first they we was small ple of horses noticed each with those old Ferman weeked baskets (for carraying tree shells, shing on its sich They have railia or a system of rlys gloing nothing Else (so we are told but supplying ammunition to tis 47 Juns. This one wonder abee whethera al the rovision in with be able thy world 14
29 Then to on advancing go dry days is aperilor short time for prepartly a h rate abtack. There are very few fermans about thin pont lines - some of our people at all have not seen any rams diffect Oct. 30. Monday 4 Corp took This day over from the 15th Cyps; & we moved in to our bittets meases at Heilly I amy a casy little cottage with Herbertion bey have given us he Latihywer oficers billets. Churched know t we are pats + has arranged it; surprisingly good natured his old Churched in spite of all they say of him. your mess is up the muddiest street in all France,

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