| Diary for Pte Arthur Esdon
59302
21st
Canadian Battalion
July 1917
July 1, 1917 |
Church Parade this morning on Cricket ground
here to celebrate 50th Anniversary of Confederation of Canadian Provinces. Was put on as Military Police guarding prisoners
on 2nd field Punishment, 24 hours on, 24 hours off.
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July 2, 1917 |
Off today.
Lay around and slept
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July 3, 1917 |
On duty today.
Had 11 men up for Orderly Room. Had to
act as escort for them
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July 4, 1917 |
Off today
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July 5, 1917 |
On duty today.
Revallie at 3 am. Breakfast 4 am. Parade 5.30, entrained 7 am for Seaford. Arrived there 10 am. Went into huts in South Camp. MP job finished.
All No. 3 command moved here.
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July 6, 1917 |
On fatigues today. Seen big bunch of old fellows here in 6th
Reserve Bttn tonight
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July 7, 1917 |
On fatigues in forenoon. Off duty in afternoon. Slept in hut.
In evening went down along by the sea coast
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July 8, 1917 |
Church Parade in forenoon. Minister, Major Pringle of the 15th Bn,
over the 3rd Brigade. Went down
along the coast in afternoon
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July 9, 1917 |
Got a Medical Board this morning, was marked 4th
Class and had dental inspection. OK. Moved over to C Company’s lines in afternoon. Got inoculated in forenoon.
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July 10, 1917 |
Off parade today on account of inoculation
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July 11, 1917 |
On some light fatigues all today
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July 12, 1917 |
On fatigues today. All day
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July 13, 1917 |
On fatigues today. All day
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July 14, 1917 |
Paid today £2. On fatigues in forenoon. Went into town of Seaford in afternoon and got a
few necessary things
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July 15, 1917 |
Church Parade this morning held in a large
YMCA hut about ½ mile away.
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July 16, 1917 |
Started Physical drill this morning. PT and short route march in afternoon
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July 17, 1917 |
Physical drill and route march today
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July 18, 1917 |
Rained all forenoon. Had Bathing Parade and had a route march in
afternoon
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July 19, 1917 |
PT and route march today. All Depot CB (confined to barracks) tonight
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July 20, 1917 |
Off CB today.
Called off parade in am to fill in furlough papers.
On fatigues in afternoon
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July 21, 1917 |
On PT in forenoon, on fatigues in afternoon. Raining.
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July 22, 1917 |
Church Parade in forenoon to YMCA. Read in hut in afternoon
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July 23, 1917 |
PT in forenoon.
PT and short route march in afternoon
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July 24, 1917 |
Bath and PT in forenoon. Re-Classification and short route march in
afternoon. Classified to No 2 Class
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July 25, 1917 |
On parade in forenoon. Parade and route march in afternoon
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July 26, 1917 |
On fatigues all day, grass cutting
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July 27, 1917 |
On parade all day. Fire piquet at night
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July 28, 1917 |
On parade in forenoon. On fire piquet at night
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July 29, 1917 |
Wet. On
QM’s fatigues in forenoon
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July 30, 1917 |
Paid £1. On QM’s fatigues all day
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July 31, 1917 |
PT and route march all day. Put in No 2 class
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