|   Diary for Pte Arthur Esdon  
    59302 
    21st
    Canadian Battalion  
    April 1918
     
    
      
        April 1, 1918  | 
        On parade instructing.  Got pass for afternoon to go to town 
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        April 2, 1918  | 
        Parade all day as usual instructing Gas 
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        April 3, 1918  | 
        Parade as usual 
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        April 4, 1918  | 
        Parade as usual.  Beamish went to France tonight (possibly Pte GE Beamish,
        59047) 
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        April 5, 1918  | 
        Parade as usual 
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        April 6, 1918  | 
        Off route march today to clean up.  Put in chare of Hut 32 for a week. 
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        April 7, 1918  | 
        Church parade as usual.  Staff parade afterwards 
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        April 8, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual 
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        April 9, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual 
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        April 10, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual 
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        April 11, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual 
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        April 12, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual 
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        April 13, 1918  | 
        Cleaning up hut and drilling some B2 men from
        the CCD (Canadian Casualty Depot) 
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        April 14, 1918  | 
        Church parade as usual 
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        April 15, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual.  Paid £4.02 
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        April 16, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual 
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        April 17, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual 
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        April 18, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual 
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        April 19, 1918  | 
        PT, COs parade.  Got ready and went on pass to Liverpool &
        Manchester.  Arrived London 3.30, left Easton
        11.40 arrived Liverpool 6.30 am 
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        April 20, 1918  | 
        In Liverpool & got room for the night 
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        April 21, 1918  | 
        In Liverpool, rained nearly all day.  Went to Church in evening 
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        April 22, 1918  | 
        Left at 2 pm arrived London 6.45 pm, stayed
        overnight.  No extension granted 
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        April 23, 1918  | 
        Left 9 am, arrived Seaford 11.10 am.  On parade in afternoon 
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        April 24, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual 
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        April 25, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual.  Mutual instruction in afternoon 
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        April 26, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual 
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        April 27, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual.  Afternoon off 
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        April 28, 1918  | 
        Church parade as usual 
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        April 29, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual 
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        April 30, 1918  | 
        Parades as usual.  Had telegram from Walter saying he had arrived in
        England OK 
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