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Tuesday 19 December 1916

December 19, 2016 by jbushey

We shelled enemy heavily all day. Sergt Michaud of No 4 Co PPCLI was killed on 17th by sniper, shot thro’ head. Snow in afternoon followed by frost.

Filed Under: 1916, Diary Entries Tagged With: PPCLI

Monday 18 December 1916

December 18, 2016 by jbushey

Over to Engineers re draughting board & blue prints. About 1:30 PM the enemy shell our dugouts. One shell passes over mine, & smashes the one in front to pieces. In all about 50 shells are put in. They shell the Cross roads, & also the Arras-Bethune Rd to a nicety, dropping them right in the center of road. A new shell is used with a sulphuric nose cap additional & shrapnel bullets embedded in a sulphuric paste.
At night we blow up two mines (1:30 am) & occupy the [cops?]. Few casualties.

Filed Under: 1916, Diary Entries

Sunday 17 December 1916

December 17, 2016 by jbushey

Brigade S.M. & I go up to front lines. Later in day enemy gives us some heavy shelling. The Canadian order is ‘give the Huns no rest & peace’- and we don’t.

Filed Under: 1916, Diary Entries

Saturday 16 December 1916

December 16, 2016 by jbushey

Rumours of French capturing 6,700 Germans at Verdun area, it is confirmed later. They advance on a 6 mile front for 2 miles. Capture 75 guns & destroy 200. Enemy capture Buzau in Romania.

Filed Under: 1916, Diary Entries Tagged With: Battle of Verdun, Germans, Romania

Friday 15 December 1916

December 15, 2016 by jbushey

Mr Henry, Intell. Officer wounded in head. Son of a mayor of Edmonton & great friend of mine. Jack Baxter goes to Hospital.

Filed Under: 1916, Diary Entries Tagged With: Edmonton

Thursday 14 December 1916

December 14, 2016 by jbushey

Enemy threaten to use horrible methods if we don’t accept their peace terms “dropping germ bombs on London, Paris, etc. & also an increase in “U” boat campaign. Our dugout is severely shelled.

Filed Under: 1916, Diary Entries Tagged With: London, Paris

Wednesday 13 December 1916

December 13, 2016 by jbushey

Two men of 49th are captured by enemy on their post. They were chloroformed & carried away.

Filed Under: 1916, Diary Entries

Monday 12 December 1916

December 12, 2016 by Daien Ide

No Entry

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Sunday 11 December 1916

December 11, 2016 by Daien Ide

No Entry

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Saturday 9 December 1916

December 9, 2016 by jbushey

I hear from Mr (Lieut) Henry that my cousin Tom Draycot is wounded in the arm badly. Our dugout is severely shelled.

Filed Under: 1916, Diary Entries

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