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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