| Diary for Pte Arthur Esdon
59302
21st
Canadian Battalion
February 1917
February 1, 1917 |
Drilling all day
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February 2, 1917 |
Kit inspection and Bath Parade today
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February 3, 1917 |
Drilling in forenoon. Football match between A & B Coys in
afternoon.
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February 4, 1917 |
Church Parade in forenoon. Football match between C & D Coys in afternoon
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February 5, 1917 |
Shooting at ranges in forenoon. Sick in afternoon
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February 6, 1917 |
Parade as usual in forenoon. On Lewis Gun instruction in afternoon
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February 7, 1917 |
Parade to clean up for inspection
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February 8, 1917 |
Inspected by General Brickett. Off Parade myself
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February 9, 1917 |
Paid in forenoon – 10 Francs. Went to shoemaker and had boots repaired in
afternoon. Bn paraded to concert.
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February 10, 1917 |
Kit inspection this morning. On Pass to La Chelle this afternoon.
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February 11, 1917 |
No parades today
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February 12, 1917 |
Marched back to Ritz (Ruitz) on way to
trenches
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February 13, 1917 |
Left Ritz (Ruitz) and marched towards
Arras. Billeted in huts near Mount St Eloy
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February 14, 1917 |
Moved into the line and relieved the 58th
Can Bn. On a Lewis Gun in night positions in
saps in No Mans Land, 50 yds from Fritz’s trench
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February 15, 1917 |
In the line unreadable
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February 16, 1917 |
In the line.
Raid pulled off on our left last night. Two
men wounded near our post by fishtail bombs. Cook
wounded, Palmer died of wounds (Transcriber’s
Note: This was WA Palmer, 113471)
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February 17, 1917 |
In the line
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February 18, 1917 |
In the line
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February 19, 1917 |
In the line.
Relieved at 10 pm by 19 Can Bn and went into reserve
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February 20, 1917 |
In reserve
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February 21, 1917 |
In reserve.
On fatigue cleaning trenches
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February 22, 1917 |
In reserve cleaning trenches
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February 23, 1917 |
In reserve.
On fatigue pumping water out of trenches
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February 24, 1917 |
In reserve.
On fatigue pumping water out of trenches
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February 25, 1917 |
Rested today.
Moved into the line at night and relieved the 19th Can Bn
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February 26, 1917 |
In the line
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February 27, 1917 |
In the line
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February 28, 1917 |
In the line
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