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.
Monday 18 December 1916
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.
Sunday 17 December 1916
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.
Saturday 16 December 1916
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.
Friday 15 December 1916
Mr Henry, Intell. Officer wounded in head. Son of a mayor of Edmonton & great friend of mine. Jack Baxter goes to Hospital.
Thursday 14 December 1916
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.
Wednesday 13 December 1916
Two men of 49th are captured by enemy on their post. They were chloroformed & carried away.
Monday 12 December 1916
No Entry
Sunday 11 December 1916
No Entry
Saturday 9 December 1916
I hear from Mr (Lieut) Henry that my cousin Tom Draycot is wounded in the arm badly. Our dugout is severely shelled.
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