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

 

April 2, 1918

Parade all day as usual instructing Gas

 

April 3, 1918

Parade as usual

 

April 4, 1918

Parade as usual.  Beamish went to France tonight (possibly Pte GE Beamish, 59047)

 

April 5, 1918

Parade as usual

 

April 6, 1918

Off route march today to clean up.  Put in chare of Hut 32 for a week.

 

April 7, 1918

Church parade as usual.  Staff parade afterwards

 

April 8, 1918

Parades as usual

 

April 9, 1918

Parades as usual

 

April 10, 1918

Parades as usual

 

April 11, 1918

Parades as usual

 

April 12, 1918

Parades as usual

 

April 13, 1918

Cleaning up hut and drilling some B2 men from the CCD (Canadian Casualty Depot)

 

April 14, 1918

Church parade as usual

 

April 15, 1918

Parades as usual.  Paid £4.02

 

April 16, 1918

Parades as usual

 

April 17, 1918

Parades as usual

 

April 18, 1918

Parades as usual

 

April 19, 1918

PT, CO’s parade.  Got ready and went on pass to Liverpool & Manchester.  Arrived London 3.30, left Easton 11.40 arrived Liverpool 6.30 am

 

April 20, 1918

In Liverpool & got room for the night

 

April 21, 1918

In Liverpool, rained nearly all day.  Went to Church in evening

 

April 22, 1918

Left at 2 pm arrived London 6.45 pm, stayed overnight.  No extension granted

 

April 23, 1918

Left 9 am, arrived Seaford 11.10 am.  On parade in afternoon

 

April 24, 1918

Parades as usual

 

April 25, 1918

Parades as usual.  Mutual instruction in afternoon

 

April 26, 1918

Parades as usual

 

April 27, 1918

Parades as usual.  Afternoon off

 

April 28, 1918

Church parade as usual

 

April 29, 1918

Parades as usual

 

April 30, 1918

Parades as usual.  Had telegram from Walter saying he had arrived in England OK

 

 

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