Army Form C. 2118.
| Place |
Date/Hr |
Summary of Events and Information |
Belgium
M24 D.2.8 |
February
1 |
Weather cold - tried out new circular parapet m.g. mounting very satisfactory
- No 79728 Pte J.M. Donald sent to hospital with bad cold. - Dugout built
at Regent St Dugouts for crews manning m.gs at indirect fire positions. |
|
7.30 pm |
The following new officers arrived 7.30 pm. Lieuts Basevi J. Beck C.L.
Eastham Lt. A. McLelan A.G. White G.G. |
|
2 |
New officers sent to front line trenches E1 north & H1A for instruction |
|
3 |
New officers sent to second line of S.P.s Frenchmans Farm to FARM PARRAIN
for instructional purposes. |
|
4 |
New officers sent over VIERSTRAAT and 2nd G H Q Line for instruction.
New officers except Lieut EASTHAM sent to different Battns for instructional
purposes. |
|
5 |
Weather fine - sunny - air duels all day our anti aircraft guns busy
Lieut Taylor went over the 6th Brigade M.G. emplacements and positions
with Capt Cock B.M.G.O. 7th Can Inf. Bde. |
|
6 |
Church parade in stable - fine weather - started to get things ready
to move into rest billetts near MONT des CATS. - Transport section PPCLI
are going to take over our billetts. |
France
R32 D.9.5. |
7 |
BORDEN M G BATTERY are going to put four machine guns in the SP's while
the 6th Brigade are in rest billetts. - 6th Bde M.G. Coy leaves M24 D.2.8
at 1.00 pm. Reaches rest billetts R32 D9.5. near MONTE des CATS (France)
at 4.30 pm. Weather fine sunny. |
|
8 |
Weather fine - spent the day in fixing up billets. |
|
9 |
Weather fine - party sent out to find a suitable place for MG range.
Forage for horses is short hard to buy150 lbs pay from farmer. |
|
10 |
Weather fine - physical drill (running) in the morning the men are
in bad physical trim - not enough exercise in trenches. |
|
11 |
Cold raining - put targets in on M.G.range R32 A5.9 |
|
12 |
Fine weather - Battn. M.G. sections met at R32 D.9.5 to exchange M.G's
and accessories. Commenced rain p.m. No 1 section with four guns went for
firing practice. Heavy bombardment heard from N.E. |
|
13 |
Fatigue party sent to make better stop butts at M.G. range |
|
14 |
Cold windy - No 1 section and four guns went for firing practice in
afternoon. |
|
15 |
Windy - rain. Lecture to No 1 section (by LT. TAYLOR) indirect fire.
Quota of five (5) men arrived from each battn. to take course in M.G.s |
|
16 |
Windy - rain. Three guns sent to range for firing practice. Draft of
31 arrived |
|
17 |
Cold - 29th Battn. ordered to trenches |
|
18 |
Cold - raining. No 1 section (4 guns) under Lieut EASTHAM reported
to OS. 28th Battn at SCHAEXKEN 9.00 a.m. Zep. reported over HAZEBRUCK. |
|
19 |
Weather fine - No 1 section located in S.Ps near DICKEBUSH. Transport
at HYDE PARK corner. |
|
20 |
Weather fine - sunny. Enemy aeroplanes overhead Bomb dropped on BAILLEUL.
Air duels. |
|
21 |
Rain. Sounds of heavy bombardment E and SE. |
|
22 |
Light fall of soft snow cleared in p.m. No 1 section transport located
at LA CLYTTE. Zep passed overhead near midnight. |
|
23 |
Slight snowfall - cold - route march for all ranks. |
|
24 |
Snow - cold. Roads slippery for horses. M.G. school finished average
percentage of class 79%. Enemy planes overhead. |
|
25 |
Cold - snow. Roads bad for horses - bath parade for all ranks - men
attending M.G. school return to respective Battns. |
|
26 |
Thaw commences - sunny day in a.m. drizzle rain in p.m. Enemy aircraft
dropped bomb on LOCRE five bombs reported - Exhibition trials of STOKES
GUN - why did we not have these before? |
|
27 |
Still thawing - snow has nearly disappeared - Route march for all ranks. |
|
28 |
Thawing - fine weather in a.m. slight rain p.m. - Cpl Cartwright returned
from leave - Gas alert signal received from 3rd CAN. DIV. |
|
29 |
Weather fine - Gas alert precautions dropped - No 1 section moved into
Strong Points near LINDENHOEK - No 1 section transport at Bde. M. G. school
7th Bde. |
