John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 5
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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.
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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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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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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.
-
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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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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Bailleul, France
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Armentieres, France
Location(s)
Document location Bailleul, France
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Additional document location Armentieres, France
- ID
- 17035 / 198244
- Contributor
- Mrs Jean Hanby
- Western Front
- Artillery
- Trench Life
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