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A WW1 Soldier’s Diary 13th. Jan. 1917. Did another turn as signal clerk in the office of the “13th Bde” in an empty house down Bearton Rd. As the afternoon was free, Scotty and I went up to the workhouse[which is now the camp hospital] and had a bath apiece. Cost you nothing to go in, [...] A WW1 Soldier’s Diary 11th. Nov. 1916. Saw he medical head this morning – told him I wasn’t too sound in the throat, so he gave me two days in the billets. Soon as I got back I went to bed and stayed there all day. My head was very crook, but the lady of the [...] A WW1 Soldier’s Diary
1st. Nov. 1916. A WWI diary entry written by my grandfather during his service in France with the Australian army: “Great indignation felt through the ranks of the Anzacs this morning when the announcement came out through orders at early morning parade that a tattoo roll call must be attended at 9.45pm in [...] A WW1 Soldier’s Diary July 25th. 1916. We are rewarded this morning by a very distant view of Western Australia – A few isolated sandy hills around the vicinity and throughout the day fresh peaks and rises produced themselves to our gaze- naturally we were all very excited at the novelty up to a late hour [...] A WW1 Soldier’s Diary July 24th. 1916. Last night was the roughest night we’ve had on the trip so far – it was a weird sound to hear the wind moaning through the halyards like someone drawing a bow across a fiddle and running the other hand up and down the gamut. Two waves [...] A WW1 Soldier’s Diary July 23rd. 1916 Sunday on the water- just the same as any other day as far as we are concerned only that we had a sort of a church parade about 10.30 at which function I officiated at the piano. Canteens are open just the same and men can do [...] A WW1 Soldier’s Diary July 21st. 1916. We rose at 6 am . to find that the sea had calmed considerably and many bright faces were seen and good breakfast eaten and hopeful prospects of moderate weather- our boat was now steaming W,S/W by W and therefore deprived herself of the privilege of making it [...] A WW1 Soldier’s Diary July 20th, 1916. My prophesying re the rush of air is about right: but first of all it must be under stood that (a) I haven’t been sick. (b) I don’t feel sick. (c) I don’t want to be sick. (d) I have no intention of being [...] A WW1 Soldier’s Diary July 19th. 1916. Our first night in hammocks – they’re good-oh. We didn’t get up till 8 o’clock whence after a wash and a breakfast of steak and vegetables – bread and butter and tea, we went on deck to find the miners Corps and 13th. of the 23rd. lined up on [...] A SHORT RECORD FROM DAY TO DAY OF MY EXPERIENCES ABROAD, July 18th. 1916. Having been out till late last night, reveille doesn’t sound too good; but as we are to embark today as advance party and sail for the front tomorrow we hastily dress and accept our last meal from the [...] |
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