Nothing unusual.
Lots of work in office map drawing and taking stock.
Russians make their total captures up to 106,000 & all Austrians.
Wilson goes on pass to England. Our positions at Observatory Ridge have been taken back by 13 & 58th Battns.
Sunday 11 June 1916 – showers
Working hard on sketches & in making a check of map & sketches. Bde S. Major Macneill goes on pass to England.
Saturday 10 June 1916 – rain
Have a tour round the country.
Visit Winnezele, St Laurent & the PPCLI quarters.
Friday 9 June 1916
In Bed
Thursday 8 June 1916
I hear poor Fergy (791) has been killed.
In Bed.
Wednesday 7 June 1916 – showery
Up at 5:50 am, all the brigade is standing to arms.
Still under the doctor and very weak.
Tuesday 6 June 1916 – showery
Lord Kitchener is drowned on board HMS Hampshire. Casts gloom over troops. Had relapse from overstrain & injuries. All the brigade is standing to arms.
*Death of Lord Kitchener- On June 5th 1916 Lord Kitchener, then Secretary of State for War was on the armoured Cruiser HMS Hampshire for a diplomatic mission to Russia. The ship struck a mine laid by a German submarine and 643 out of a crew of 655 died, including Lord Kitchener.
Monday 5 June 1916 – fine
Feeling very weak but still carry on making maps for the 6th brigade. Meet Fryer (Lieut) of Ft. Wm. [Ft. William] of 52nd leading a party of stretcher bearers going to Zillibeke (6:30 PM). Our artillery are in full blast all night.
Sunday 4 June 1916 – fine and showery at night
Feeling awfully weak, am still in bed. Our Artillery are retaliating with heavy shells. Mr Wallis visits me. I hear my name is mentioned in dispatches. Thousands of troops are collecting here & sleeping in the open on the ground. Arms & ammunition are pouring in.
My wounds of yesterday are bound & paining but am still carrying on.
My head painful, eyes sore thro’ gas.
Saturday 3 June 1916 – fine
At 2 PM I go with Lieut. Willis (A.D.C. to General McDonnell) & an orderly, named Wall, to deliver secret dispatches to Colonel Griesbach of 49th (O.C. Battalions in firing line). When entering China Wall we walk over dead bodies for one mile after passing Halfway House the shelling is awfully intense, all calibre. Parapet blown in, burying & killing many. Am alone, orderly is killed. Push on to Yeomanry Post, rest halfway. Meet Willis. We go together reach Yeo. P. deliver dispatches. I take further dispatches to O.C. 60th BN (Col Gascoigne) deliver them under a murderous fire. Miraculous escapes. Hundreds dead and dying, also wounded. Fall many times from exhaustion. Bring more dispatches to Yeo. P. Intense bombardment at 8:30 PM. Stay Y.P. till 10 PM. Ypres 2 am.
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