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Parade at 9am.
Taking a bearing. Back bearings, etc.
Use of the telescope.
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| Original journal notes |
The source of the material from which this journal has been compiled is a small pocket diary in which brief entries were made daily throughout the writer’s short spell on active service in the British Army in 1917. The events and incidents, both trivial and tragic, and the names of those who shared in the writer's experiences are authentic.
Links to original posts ...
>> Introduction
>> Prologue and Training in England
>> Across the Channel to France
>> Joining the Battalion at Duisans
>> Into the trenches - The Battle of Arras
>> Heading north to Ypres
>> Into the trenches - The Third Battle of Ypres
>> Back to England
>> Bradley - Closest friend and companion
>> Postscript
9th July 1917
Parading at 9am we mastered the art of taking forward and backward bearings and the use of the telescope. By now my impetigo was spreading nicely but nobody of any consequence commented on my appearance.
Parade at 9am.
Taking a bearing. Back bearings, etc.
Use of the telescope.
Parade at 9am.
Taking a bearing. Back bearings, etc.
Use of the telescope.
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