John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 5

• March 23, 2017 23:15:42 Cheryl Ellsworth

  bitterly cold. passed thru:- Amiens
  

  Armentieres & Bailleul. got to latter place.
  

  on Tuesday
  

  
  

  February 5. Monday
  

  Still in carriage all day. travelling 4 to 8
  

  miles an hour, got coffee & cognac where
  

  possible. Bought Bottle Rum, still cold.

  
  

  February 6. Tuesday.

  Arrived Bailleul abt 7am. plenty of

  snow and Frost. Risked into siding,

  got guns of train. Hitched guns to lorry

  Drivers & went 3 miles by road. Had

  first was & shave for 3 days. After getting

  guns into position about 8pm, had eggs,

  coffee bread & butter, retired about 10am

  in an Armstrong hut.

  Terribly cold all night.

  
  

  February 7. Wednesday.

  Parade. 9am.  Inspected all. men's huts,
  

  dug outs etc.  enemy guns active.  Rec'd

  ammunition & also checked. same.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

• March 8, 2017 11:32:22 Maethel Medina

  bitterly cold. passed thru: Amiens
  

  Armentieres & Bailleul. got to latter place.
  

  on Tuesday
  

  
  

  February 5. Monday
  

  Still on carriage all day. travelling 4 to 8
  

  miles an hour, got coffee & cognac where
  

  possible. Bought Bottle Rum, still cold.

  
  

  February 6. Tuesday.

  Arrived Bailleul abt 7am. plenty of

  snow and Frost. Risked into sliding,

  got guns of train. Hitched guns to lorry

  Drivers & went 3 miles by road. Had

  first was and shave for 3 days. After getting

  guns into position about 8pm, had eggs,

  coffee bread & butter, retired about 10am

  in an Armstrong hut.

  Terribly cold all night.

  
  

  February 7. Wednesday.

  Parade. 9am.  Inspected all. men's huts,
  

  dug outs etc.  enemy guns active.  Rec'd

  ammunition & also checked. same.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• February 25, 2017 07:58:52 Erin Selvey

  bitterly cold. passed thru: Amiens
  

  Armentieres & Bailleul. got to latter place.
  

  on Tuesday
  

  
  

  February 5. Monday
  

  Still on carriage all day. travelling 4 to 8
  

  miles an hour, got coffee & cognac where
  

  possible. Bought Bottle Rum, still cold.

  
  

  February 6. Tuesday.

  Arrived Bailleul abt 7am. plenty of

  snow and Frost. Rished into siding,

  got guns of train. Hitched guns to lorry

  Drivers & went 3 miles by road. Had

  first was and shave for 3 days. After getting

  guns into position about 8pm, had eggs,

  coffee bread & butter, retired about 10am

  in an Armstrong hut.

  Terribly cold all night.

  
  

  February 7. Wednesday.

  Parade. 9am.  Inspected all. men's huts,
  

  dug outs etc.  enemy guns active.  Rec'd

  ammunition & also checked. same.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• February 23, 2017 08:09:56 Roia OBrien

  bitterly cold. passed thru: Amiens
  

  Armentieres & Bailleul. got to latter place.
  

  on Tuesday
  

  
  

  February 5. Monday
  

  Still on carriage all day. travelling (sic) 4 to 8
  

  miles an hour, got coffee & cognac where
  

  possible. Bought Bottle Rum, still cold.

  
  

  February 6. Tuesday.

  Arrived Bailleul abt 7am. plenty of

  snow and Frost. Riched into siding,

  got guns of train. Hitched guns to lorry

  Drivers & went 3 miles by road. Had

  first was and shave for 3 days. After getting

  guns into position about 8pm, had eggs,

  coffee bread & butter, retired about 10am

  in an Armstrong hut.

  Terribly cold all night.

  
  

  February 7. Wednesday.

  Parade. 9am.  Inspected all. men's huts,
  

  dug outs etc.  enemy guns active.  Rec'd

  ammunition & also checked. same.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• February 21, 2017 07:23:53 Maethel Medina

  bitterly cold. passed thru: Amiens
  

  Armentieres, Bailleul. got to latter place.
  

  on Tuesday
  

  
  

  February 5. Monday
  

  Still on carriage all day. Travelling 4 to 8
  

  miles an houru, got coffee, cognac when
  

  possible. Bought Bottle Rum, still cold.

  
  

  February 6. Tuesday.

  Arrived Bailleul about 7am. plenty of

  snow and frost. Risked into sliding,

  got guns of train. Hitched guns to lorry

  drivers, went 3 miles by road. After getting

  guns into position about 8pm, had eggs,

  coffee, bread,  butter, retired about 10am

  in an Armstrong hut.

  Terribly cold all night.

  
  

  February 7. Wednesday.

  Parade. 9am, Inspected all men's huts,
  

  dug outs etc. Enemy guns active Rcc'd

  ammunition, also checked some.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• December 13, 2016 15:40:15 Jake Warren

  bitterly cold. passed thro: Amiens
  

  Armentierres, Bailleul. got to latter place.
  

  on Tuesday
  

  February 5? Monday
  

  Still on carriage all day. Travelling 4 to 8
  

  miles
  

  
  

  
  

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