8th April 1917 (Easter Sunday)

Church Parade at St. Matthews.

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7th April 1917

Paraded full pack, etc.
"Lecture" from Captain Martin.
Transferred. E Company 18 Platoon.
Billet. Empty house. "Ellora", Devon Crescent.
Smith and Offer.

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Google Maps entry for Devon Crescent here

6th April 1917 (Good Friday)

Leave.
Back to Redhill.
8:05 from London Bridge.
Slept.
61 Frenches Road.

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5th April 1917

Leave.
Goodmayes, Chadwell Heath, Ilford, Cranbrook Park, Forest Gate - Daisy's.

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4th April 1917

Leave.
Dug garden.

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3rd April 1917

Leave.
Office.
To lunch with Rigden and Western.
Tea in Office.
Palladium.

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2nd April 1917

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1st April 1917 (Palm Sunday)

Passed fit.
Home on draft leave.

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31st March 1917

General Musketry Course finished.
Mad minute etc.
1st Class shot. 95 points.
Rifle 426.
3rd in Company.

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30th March 1917

General Musketry Course

(Classified as First Class shot)

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29th March 1917

General Musketry Course

General Musketry Course.
Beat Morgan and Reese.
First in D Company.
Classification began.

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28th March 1917

General Musketry Course

General Musketry Course.
Ahead in D Company.

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27th March 1917 - Letter

Letter from Ernie's older brother John ...

27th March 1917

General Musketry Course

General Musketry Course.
Parcel from home.

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26th March 1917

General Musketry Course (GMC)

General Musketry Course at Westcott.
B and D Companies.

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25th March 1917 (Sunday)

Wrote Daisy and home.
Church Parade.

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24th March 1917

Squad. Physical. Musketry.
Road Pass cancelled - why?

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23rd March 1917

New range at Redhill.
5 rounds ball ammunition alone with B Company.
30 yards. 3 bulls, 1 inner. 19/20.

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22nd March 1917

"To Richmond" official.
Dentists. Two teeth stopped.
Road Pass granted.
Bombing (dummy).
Lecture at market hall.

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21st March 1917

Physical and musketry.
Musketry in full pack and rifle.
Measles!
Night hops.
Route march to Redhill Common.

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