War Museum - Catalogue

Arnold Rtree may well have been Arnold Rowntree a distant cousin (6 Feb 1915)
Wilson (6 Feb 1915) may refer to a relation of Anthony Wilson
Mordey -William Mordey left England January 1915
Taylor - F.Garratt Taylor left England 4^th Dec. 1914 – killed 25Sept 1915
Chas was probably Charles Gray a first cousin
Donald was probably Donald Gray a first cousin later Head of Bootham
Captain Coplan of the R.A.M.C. - Royal Army Medical Corp.
Countess Van Den Steen - Head in college for Trained nurses.
Countess D’Ursel – Lady in Waiting to the Queen helped with relief work

30-Oct-14	Left Charing Cross 7.5
31-Oct-14	Left Dover 8.30 {am} on SS.Invicta About 10.30 we came onto the Hermes sinking the stern was almost a wash. The crew were being taken of by small boats from the destroyers about 5 in number which cruised round in curves to avoid torpedoes. The Hermes had been struck by 2 torpedoes from a submarine We lowered boats to pick up men – was in one with J.E.Thurnam, H.Lithgow and 3 sailors – were ld to return to ship almost at once as all men taken off. Donald {Gray} dived off the Invicta after a man, was picked up in a small boat but the man was already dead. Another man died on board from exposure. About 11.30 the Hermes heeled over to port and sank except the bow which remained up for some time. We put back to Dover and landed men. Started back for Dunkirk in about 1 hour. Around Dunkirk 5.30 but were kept a very long time before getting into dock. Firing from British Warships could be seen in the North. About 9.00 we went to the station to help dress wounded who were lying in two goods sheds – 300 or 400 in each. There was one Doctor in charge in one shed but no one at the other so we took it in hand and worked until 1.30 or later – most of the wounds were septic and some had been dressed for 2 or 3 days – the smell awful.
01-Nov-14	Got to bed on Invicta 2.am. – called at 4.00 and went to load wounded onto Hospital Shill Rewa (British) – Loaded 700 or 800 on her, then went to “Plassy” also British. 300 or more loaded on her . Had a sleep on board in the afternoon. Marched up to Hotel du Kursall, Malo Les Bain for the night.
02-Nov-14	Most of the men went to dress wounded at Station – I was on picket duty at our stores on the dock.
03-Nov-14	Some of the party dressed at the station, the rest loaded at the station and onto the boat. I note a number of Germans.
04-Nov-14
05-Nov-14
06-Nov-14
07-Nov-14	Taube dropped bomb. No damage
08-Nov-14	Taube dropped bomb. Several children injured.
09-Nov-14	Party of 12 start to Ypres
10-Nov-14
11-Nov-14
12-Nov-14
13-Nov-14
14-Nov-14
15-Nov-14
16-Nov-14	On a Monday – Went to London as courier for 4 days Work at station sheds practically stopped – Managed food stores
17-Nov-14
18-Nov-14
19-Nov-14
20-Nov-14
21-Nov-14
22-Nov-14
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24-Nov-14
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30-Nov-14
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11-Dec-14
12-Dec-14
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16-Dec-14
17-Dec-14
18-Dec-14
19-Dec-14	Go home on sick leave
	19^th Dec 1914 to 11^th Feb 1915 SICK LEAVE
12-Feb-15	Return to Dunkirk – work at new typhoid Hospital with Harry, Chas, {Charles Gray} Donald, Elliott, Mordey and Farrel. 9 Wards – administration nearly finished, patients in 2 wards.
13-Feb-15
14-Feb-15
15-Feb-15
16-Feb-15
17-Feb-15
18-Feb-15
19-Feb-15
20-Feb-15
21-Feb-15
22-Feb-15
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24-Feb-15
25-Feb-15
26-Feb-15
27-Feb-15
28-Feb-15
01-Mar-15
02-Mar-15
03-Mar-15
04-Mar-15	Go to Hospital St Elizabeth in Poperinghe – Visiting Day – help Frith – Sort out refugee clothing in Parc St Georges
05-Mar-15
06-Mar-15
07-Mar-15
08-Mar-15	Letter from John Mac – very fed up
09-Mar-15
10-Mar-15
11-Mar-15	Go to Bailleul with L.J.Cadbury and Dr. Henry. John Mac out for a walk – did not return in time to see him. See Terence Hickman who is at GTC School – Arrange for them to come over Sunday.
12-Mar-15	Two Taubes over town – several bombs dropped – 8 killed and 20 or 30 injured – also 5ied cwn cars
13-Mar-15
14-Mar-15	John Mac, Terence came over to Pop.C. John not very cheery and not looking frightfully well Heavy bombardment in afternoon and evening in Kemmel direction (St Eloi Battle)
15-Mar-15
16-Mar-15	Arrested by Friends at Bevern for having no passes – Sent back under escort
17-Mar-15	Chas comes out to fix boiler
18-Mar-15
19-Mar-15
20-Mar-15
21-Mar-15	Two Taubes – turned back by Shrapnel and nearly hit. Also in evening.
22-Mar-15	Taubes in the morning, also held back byt shrapnel. Be Bridgette (Belgian War Minister) visits the hospital – Evacuated 17 women to St Omer.
23-Mar-15	Colonel Lishmann – medical- visits hospital also Sacre Coeur – very pleased.
24-Mar-15
25-Mar-15	Drove Dr ** to Sacre Coeur Ypres Lt * to boiler which is now finished – Buy lace at Convent.
26-Mar-15	GO into Dunkirk to have a bath. Stay at Queen Alexander Hospital for the night
27-Mar-15	Return to Pop.
28-Mar-15	Arnold Rtree and ? Wilson con****tes and then visit Pop. Dr. Rees returns to England – Asks Hospital –London- would let him stay longer.
29-Mar-15	Taubes over in the morning Almosgtcontinual firingf for an hour or more.
30-Mar-15	Wakened early in the morning by loud reports of a new British Gun ( 3pder) close by firing at a Boche aeroplane.
31-Mar-15	Duc de Vandome visits hospital
01-Apr-15
02-Apr-15
03-Apr-15
04-Apr-15	Went with L.J.Cadbury to Bailleul to fetch Terence Hickman. John Mac moved t oSt Omer.
05-Apr-15	Go to Sacre Coeur, Ypres to take Watts place as body while he is on leave
06-Apr-15	Meet HM Whitehead in town
07-Apr-15	25 shells in town in the morning Rue de Lille and Menin . Several killed and many wounded
08-Apr-15
09-Apr-15	Shells in station – several wounded - 1 shell landed in graveyard 150 yards from hospital
10-Apr-15	Visit from Gen. Ported Went walk with Batterham and Nisbit along Dickebusch Road Watch British battery firing. Brit. Troup poured into town.
11-Apr-15
12-Apr-15	Spencer nearly hit by a shell at Marie. Zeppelin said to have passed over town at 11pm dropped bombs on Pop..
13-Apr-15	Joy ride to Pop. on BSA. Town shelled a little each day – Mostly round Rue de Lille.
14-Apr-15	Shelling started about 11pm by Brit. guns – sounded very loud.
15-Apr-15
16-Apr-15
17-Apr-15	7.00pm Brit attack on hill to East of Ypres starts. 6 mines exploded under it – The German trenches blown to pieces. Terrific which continues all night , stopping about 8 am. The hill said to have been taken with small casualties. About 700 casualties admitted into RAMC hospital within Belg.
18-Apr-15	Comparatively quiet all day until 6pm when the guns started
19-Apr-15	Town bombarded for most of the day about 80 or 100 shells- A number of J Jo’s. Several Belgnes brought into hospital. Family dug out in R de Bouches – 2 live The white house has collapsed large numbers somewhere about 100 army casualties.
20-Apr-15	Town bombarded pretty heavily – about 200 shells
21-Apr-15	Town heavily bombarded by J Jo’s 17” and shrapnel . J Jo at ¼ hr 35 Blesses in hosp. Gilsts car hit by piece of shell which had exploded at the station ¼ mile off. also pieces on roof. Stopped about 5.30 evacuated most of the typhoids to Pop. Decided to evacuate all staff not necessary to Pop. About 11 of us go
22-Apr-15	Town not bombarded so heavily. Stay at Pop. to take Frith’s place as Watts released to Ypres. About 8.00pm Pop. in great excitement. Germans broken thro French lines at Boeschepe. Every soldier hurried up to check advance. Germans used asphiprating Gases . At present not certain what kind but being tested in Coplans Lab. {Coplan was in the RAMC} Prussic Acid almost certainly present. Terrific cannonade all night Sacre Coeur Ypres decided to evacuate here at daybreak.
23-Apr-15	In the early hours of morning (midnight on preparing for Ypres men also men from Woesten – 3.30 about got to bed 5.00 rose -Ypres men had arrived, all came except G.W.Young , H.Wells, G.R.Fox, T.T. Thomson (Malabar at Woesten) , Batterham Nisbet. Chauffeurs take turn at Ypres - 2 at a time -Batteries all round Sacre Coeur Building. Heavy fighting all day - Large number of Brit. troups go thro Pop. to the front General Sloggett ** * visits hospital in early afternoon. Later in the afternoon a visit from the Queen of Belgians.
24-Apr-15	Pop. bombarded for 1 hour in morning by an armoured car which was captured. In afternoon took convoy of 23 invalids to Malassise. Went on to Wisques with 2 nuns. Called at barracks St Omer to see John Mac who was out – left a note. On arriving back at Pop. heard that army asked us to make Chateau Elizabeth into an overflow Clearing Hospital.
25-Apr-15	Evacuated 30 patients to Malassise. {7^th General Hospital Unit}. Clear out whole of Chateau for Blesses – the sheds to remain as Typhoid – Pop. again bombarded – about a dozen shells, 6 of which did not explode. Donald Allen wounded in wrist and leg by shrapnel at Elverdinge – car smashed. wounds not serious
26-Apr-15	About 3.00pm start of bombardment of town (Pop.) with 12” shells – lasted for about 2 or 3 hours. Large portion of shell landed here from station. Rees’ Hospital (Pop. D) evacuated here (C). In afternoon took in first lot of wounded soldiers – 3 officers and 1 man. Later 35 men – 12 midnight 3-5 more shells into town
27-Apr-15	3am evacuated about 30 of the men to Hazabrouck –1 soldier death – 2or 3 civilians. 11am very heavy firing at the front – Heavy Brit. attack on … 5.30 3 or 4 shells.
28-Apr-15	Evacuated the rest of the invalids to Malassise Pop. D shut down 23 of our staff also English Nurses and Brussel Sprouts return to Dunkirk. Only Hospital left in Pop. Hear that 2 shells landed in Malo, One close to F A Hospital.
29-Apr-15	Quiet day – Dunkirk gets 30 shells 12.00. Apparently by the same gun as Pop. which must have a range of 30 miles.
30-Apr-15	No shells in Pop. Dunkirk get some more – Kursall windows broken.
01-May-15	Very quiet day Evacuate all military cases and are take no more.
02-May-15
03-May-15	2.30 7 large shells in Pop.
04-May-15	Pop. bombarded with Shrapnel in afternoon and evening. Hospital in Dunkirk have evacuated.
05-May-15	Shells in afternoon and evening House in Rue de Boeschepe set on fire in evening.
06-May-15	Shells in evening about 10pm Hospital for Civil Blesses started at Hazabrouck Rees Watts there.
07-May-15	Shells t 9, 12, 2
08-May-15	J J’s for 2 or more hours in afternoon
09-May-15
10-May-15	Return to Dunkirk which was shelled in the morning
11-May-15	23 Shells in Dunkirk in morning Shed at docks set on fire – 12.30 leave for Boulogne and England on leave.

The front of this diary which was a tiny note book, was a hand written
conversion chart of inches to centimetres.

12-May-15	11^th May1915 to 25^th May 1915 LEAVE
25-May-15	Left Victoria 10am. spent morning at Folkestone –Left there 4.15 for Calais . spent night at Calais and on to Dunkirk by train next morning.
26-May-15
27-May-15
28-May-15
29-May-15	Drove with Brooks to find a battery near Buderdon for Mrs Turner. Unsuccessful – Driving Studebaker for Mrs Turner until 3^rd June
30-May-15
31-May-15
01-Jun-15
02-Jun-15
03-Jun-15	Went out to Pop. to take Handleys place as sec.
04-Jun-15
05-Jun-15
06-Jun-15	The Countess { D’Ursel }got Order of Leopold from King of Belges.
07-Jun-15
08-Jun-15
09-Jun-15	Dr. Henry goes home on leave
10-Jun-15	Date? Darby returns from leave – 2 lots of shells during the week.
11-Jun-15
12-Jun-15
13-Jun-15
14-Jun-15
15-Jun-15	Shells on railway close to level crossing. Many pieces land in Hospital Gardens – Carr hit in stomach at Parc St George
16-Jun-15
17-Jun-15
18-Jun-15
19-Jun-15
20-Jun-15	Queen visits hospital. Had tea with crowd
21-Jun-15
22-Jun-15
23-Jun-15
24-Jun-15	Date? Dr Fox and G.W.Young mentioned in dispatches. Dr. Henry returns to Pop.
25-Jun-15
26-Jun-15
27-Jun-15	Go to Caestre
28-Jun-15	Collect orphans at Reninghelst (being shelled), Vlamertinge, Pop., Hazabrouck and take to Wisques and Wizernes.
29-Jun-15	Take Refugees stores to Hondeschoote {France} returning by Leysele and Beveren {Alveringem} in morning . In afternoon go to Watou and villages near. P.J.Baker resigns
30-Jun-15	Take Ref. clothes to Leysele, Loo, Oostvleteren and Woesten. Malabar on parole at Woesten – trouble about his pass – supper at Pop.
01-Jul-15	Clothes to Terdeghem, Soex, Wylders, Winnezeele and Steenvoorde. Chas come to Caestre
02-Jul-15	Gewylde in morning with clothing Mesen in afternoon getting particulars
03-Jul-15	Ref. clothes to Westoutie Locre Dickebusch Drive Ford B10 back from Pop. for my use. Hazabrouck in evening and back
04-Jul-15	Take Countess D’Ursel to village near Proven and Pop.
05-Jul-15	Take LER and Clifford to Pop. and Reninghelst
06-Jul-15	Countess D’Ursel and Mordey to Locreand back by Mt Rouge and Mt. Noir.
07-Jul-15	St Jean take servants to Wisgnes – take Abbe and 2 Nuns from Wyernes to St. Sixte
08-Jul-15	Countess D’Ursel Mordey and Lunnoz to Chateau nr Proven – They sell 2000 metres to Eng. Officer Hazabrouck in evening.
09-Jul-15	Pop. Reninghelst and Watou – tyre burst on way back – Pop. and Caestre
10-Jul-15	Watou Chateau Proven and back by Trappist Laiterie
11-Jul-15	Mended tyre in morning in afternoon took John Harvey out searching to Steenwerk Estaires Merville
12-Jul-15	Took Countess D’Ursel and Mordey to Calais and back
13-Jul-15	Countess D’Ursel and Mordey to Pop. and on to Houtem Saw Duc de Vendome reviewing Belge armoured cars there.
14-Jul-15	Took Mordey and the Baron to St Jean and St Sixte – Bent radius rods.
15-Jul-15	Repairing Car
16-Jul-15	Repairing Car
17-Jul-15	Took J Harvey to Estaires, Sailly, Erquinghem, Nieppe Bailleul making enquiries re refugees.
18-Jul-15	Mordey and Countess to Pop.
19-Jul-15	St Omer, Wizernes and Wrisques. Called to see J. Mac at St Omer but he was out sailing. He is now Sargt Cork
20-Jul-15	Car broken down again – spent most of the day trying to remedy it . Found that no. 1 wire shorting at commutator.
21-Jul-15	Took Mordey and Curie of St Pierre Ypres ( who has been decorated with Countess of Leopold ) to Wizenes and Wisques – took nun back to St Sixte.
22-Jul-15	Mordey to Steenberk Furnes and La Panne. Lunched at Furnes – town smashed up a good deal.
23-Jul-15	Took Harvey a short round by Boeschepe
24-Jul-15	Took Harvey to Woesten, Pollinchove, Eggewaartskapelle etc Front spring bolt broke and leaves slid over. Luckily we were at Belge Ambulance and they helped.
25-Jul-15	Repairing car.
26-Jul-15	Took car to Pop. and left it for repairs Took Countess D’Ursel and Mordey to Wisques in 2 seater Ford. Saw John Mac at St Omer for a short time. He is Battalion Sgt Cook
27-Jul-15	Took car back to Pop. went with L.J.Cadbury to see Terence Hickman near Vlamertinge . He was just about to start off to hospital with piles and would probably have to have an operation . His Battalion (2^nd Leinsters ) were going up to the trenches that night
28-Jul-15	Nuns from Wisques to St Jeans
29-Jul-15	Rose at 5.30. at Dickebusch at 7.30 to carry children to Pop. Made 2 journeys carrying in all 9 children and onE man. Our cars took about 150 children from there as the place was too dangerous. They were to go to Paris via Adinkerke
30-Jul-15	Went to Dranoutie and took children to Hazabrouck. Otler cars went to Ploegstraat and Neuve Eglise about 50 children. They also were joining to Paris. Pop. Heavily shelled. Parkes hit through arm and Rooper on cheek.
31-Jul-15	Carried Nuns from St Jeans to Wisques Caled to see John but he was out . Putin new spring bolt.
01-Aug-15	Lazy day except countless tyre repairs.
02-Aug-15	John Harvey to Hazabrouck and Cassel
03-Aug-15	Pop. with letters and then to Wizernes to take 3 nuns to Pop. – Put on a new tyre there with great trouble. letters
04-Aug-15	Took letters etc to Pop. and Mllls Cuglets and Vandenghote to Hazabrouck shopping - Curie of St Pierre Ypres has got Legion of Honour as well as the Order of Leopold.
05-Aug-15	Took John Harvey searching Bailleul Steenwerk Erquinghem Neuf Berquin and Vieu Berquin
06-Aug-15	JWH to Proven Roesbruges
07-Aug-15	Took 3 nuns from St Sixte to Wizernes in morning – in afternoon took JWH to Hazabrouck Nieppe St Jans Cappel
08-Aug-15
09-Aug-15	JWH to Pop. ( They had just had 3 J.J’s in) Loo Alveringhem Eggewaartskapelle Ave Capelle Walspen Oost Dunkirk ( badly smashed about) and Coxyde, where we had tea with our convoy - saw Richard Barrow for the first time for 4 months. Order came that we were to wear high collars.
10-Aug-15	At Pop. as Representative of BRIS
11-Aug-15	Hazabrouck and Pop. with Mordey
12-Aug-15	Neuve Eglise, Hooghof, Pop., Steenwerk, Houtkerque Proven Hazabrouck with Mordey
13-Aug-15	Saw Goeffrey Milner in Hazabrouck - Has been out nearly a year as a dispatch rider – Granville Barker slaywy
14-Aug-15	Pop. in morning Hazabrouck in afternoon
15-Aug-15	Pop. and on to Locre with Dr. Henry to get lace
16-Aug-15	Mordey Clifford and Herbert to Lazernes
17-Aug-15
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1-Sep-1915	Returned from leave – miserable journey from Boulogne to Dunkirk – 5 hours - spent the next few days overhauling car.
2-Sep-1915	Shell in pond in Pop. Eliz. Garden about now.
3-Sep-1915	In Evening went to out to Caestre
5-Sep-1915	About this time that the Barrackments at Pop. put up at farm and civilian portion of the hospital moved there.
7-Sep-1915	Carried children from Reninghelst to Pop for NW Bibougne. About 700 left for Paris.
8-Sep-1915	Clifford returned from leave
9-Sep-1915	Carried children from Ploegsteert to Hazabrouck to be sent to Paris
15-Sep-1915	Went to Wattou ( baye) for first time
25-Sep-1915	Carried children from Ivesham to Pop. also to St Omer and Locre. We were asked by the Belgian Authorities to start a place for children from villages near the front Woesten Elverdinge Breilan Vlamerlinge etc As heavy fighting expected. Great attack started Terrifying fighting all day and night.
26-Sep-1915	Started hunting for a Chateau for the children. A big end of my car ran out near Wormhoudt . We telephoned Dunkirk who sent out a lorry to tow us in. Heard of FG Taylor’s death the day before. A shell fell within a few feet of him at Nieuport and killed him instantly as well as 2or 3 Frenchmen.
27-Sep-1915	Taylors funeral at Malo Cemetery in the morning. Spent the rest of the day repairing the car and went out to Caestre in the evening.
28-Sep-1915	Chateau hunting . Aire Lieltres. Saw lovely old Chateau there and on to Wisques and St Omer later
30-Sep-1915	Aire Radinghem Fruges Monteuil and back. Saw Chateau at Radinghem. Sham old built straight out of a lake with drawbridge etc. Went to Belgian Hospital at Neuville (Montreuil)
1-Oct-1915	Down to Radinghem with Mere Godilieve of Wizares
4-Oct-1915	To children from Dickebusch to Pop
7-Oct-1915	Mordey takes an hotel at Merlimont Plage (close to Etaples) for the children
11-Oct-1915	Take Countess D’Ursel and ??? and deliver a dozen to Merlimont Plage – 30 children arrive the same day Stay the night there
12-Oct-1915	Twice to Neuville for Dr and then back to Caestre
14-Oct-1915	In to Malo {Dunkirk} for repairs to mudguard
17-Oct-1915	Went to Nullebrugge where Haye now is - ??? Hospital is now closed down
18-Oct-1915	Merlimont Plage with Countess D’Ursel and Mordey
19-Oct-1915	Return. On the way back came across ( near Houdeghemm) Buds car in a ditch and motor bike under. He had collided with a dispatch rider . Took Dr to hospital at Balleul and told his corp. (flying)
21-Oct-1915	Stephens comes to Caestre to do ??? One of the war victims
22-Oct-1915	Benz car collides with D.R. outside Parc St George. Rice ( American) comes to Caestre for a few days.
27-Oct-1915	Pop. Watou. On way to Pop was turned back at Steenvoorde as King was passing. Stopped again at Boeschepe Rd near Pop while he passed – very good view.
28-Oct-1915	Took crèche woman to see her cousin at Stavele 195 km in pouring rain the whole time – 5 fr tip from her.
30-Oct-1915	FAU Anniversary Celebration. A year from the day we started from London. The concert included Revue – “The Great Offensive” by the Pop crowd Darley as O/C Armstrong as Manning and Frith as S Young – very good – Supper and speeches to Harvey – very good. Over at 1am and drive out to Caetstre same night Rice leaves Caestre
2-Nov-1915	Go down to Merlimont with Countess D’Ursel Mordey and Dr. Henry Go to St John’s Ambulance Hospital at Etaples to see Friend of Henry’s - Shown round – spent night at Merlimont
3-Nov-1915	Returned via St Omer and Wisques
4-Nov-1915	Pierce comes to Caestre –
5-Nov-1915	Take John Harvey round Wormhoudt
6-Nov-1915	Pop. find Terence Hickmans Battallion nr Reninghelst but he hadn’t rejoined . French General presenting medals to British in Steenvoorde Place .
8-Nov-1915	Wisques Wizernes etc ?? returns - telegram announcing arrival of Marshall on 7^th -
9-Nov-1915	Left for Home – crossed with Mordey
23-Nov-1915	Returned from leave – Rotten journey Arrived Dunkirk 12 midnight
24-Nov-1915	Went out on lorry to Pop. Found my car with broken crank case - Met by Bud and Mordey and taken down to Cozenes to see new hut which is to be put up . Back to Caestre about 10pm
27-Nov-1915	Wizernes with Bud and Herbert to lay out new hut. Back by Arneke and saw Chas. He is RTO there.
28-Nov-1915	Pop. Walter Messer killed by air bomb at Adinkerke Station
29-Nov-1915	Wizernes Wisques Mordey ??? there. His birthday
1-Dec-1915	Flying Ground Abeele to take 3 children to Wizernes – Started erecting building there
4-Dec-1915	Wizernes to see building ( getting on very well) and back by St Omer.
6-Dec-1915	Weekly visit to Wizernes and Wisques. The 3 boys taken down on 1^st had run away that morning – Turned up at Caestre that night where they had originally come from.
7-Dec-1915	Pop. Given Ssa 14 no to drive until my car is ready Innoculation with Aine given by Dr. Henry
8-Dec-1915	Malo with Mordey –Called on Chas on the way home
9-Dec-1915	Took John Harvey and the Victor to Bailleul
11-Dec-1915	Oostbleleren with John
13-Dec-1915	Wizernes and Wisques etc – Unit leave – Dr Henry leaves for England
14-Dec-1915	Baron to Watou. Met Beaver Roberts at the Trappists
15-Dec-1915	Victor goes on leave
16-Dec-1915	St Omer - Wizernes
17-Dec-1915	Went to Pop for second Aine innoculation
19-Dec-1915	Good deal of firing. Pop. heavily shelled all day – Several near Chateau and Parc St George Windows broken - Air Bombs in Chateua Gardens – German gas attack John Harvey goes on leave
20-Dec-1915	Watou in morning Bergues to fetch Countess D’Ursel in evening.
21-Dec-1915	Took Mordey to Neuve Eglise
23-Dec-1915	Watou and Pop
24-Dec-1915	Pop. Took Mille de Knoop to Caestre St Maine Capelle and back to Pop. Went through water up to the axles on Farm Road. In afternoon took Countess D’Ursel to Wisques – Got Christmas tree ready there – Dinner at St Omer – Raced Wigham home – Axle broke 2 miles from Caestre –Arrived home midnight.
25-Dec-1915	Went to Wizenes and Wisques in Wyhams car Xmas trees a great success – Children in great form.
26-Dec-1915	Dunkirk fixed new back axle day before – set off for Wisques to take E???? to Bourbourg – crankshaft broke 3 miles from Wisques – telephoned to Caestre. Spent afternoon taking engine to bits and waited until ??? then went up to the orphanage for the night.
27-Dec-1915	Travel back by Wyham
28-Dec-1915	Walden and Collis drive out and fix new engine to my car
29-Dec-1915	Went to Pop with Wug. 3^rd inoculation by Dr. Henry – Started shelling Pop as we were leaving town.
31-Dec-1915	Went in Studebaker (Parton) with Countess D’Ursel and Baron to Abeele St Omer Bourbourg and Malo. Wug goes on leave – New Years eve dinner bed 2.00am
1-Jan-1916	Stephens return from leave.
4-Jan-1916	Got to Pop. Chateau Eliz to take Darby’s place whilst on leave.
6-Jan-1916	Darby and Gibbs leave - Frith returns
14-Jan-1916	Dr. Henry leaves for Etaples (St John’s Ambulance Brigade Hosp. APO511) Go to see Fanches.
19-Jan-1916	Shells most of the morning on Ammunition Park about ¼ mile off – 50 in all.
22-Jan-1916	11.30pm a Boxer aeroplane came over town and dropped 7 bombs – One landed between conservatory and garden wall – about 15 feet from Chateau and another 50 yards from Parc St Georges.
23-Jan-1916	Darby returns from leave Go to Caestre in afternoon Mordey to Wizenes and Wisques Aeroplane which had just flown from England landed near Chateau Wisques with engine trouble. Took pilot to his ?? –Went to Arneke and saw Chas.
25-Jan-1916	Cleaned car all day.
26-Jan-1916	Took Mordey to Watou Pop Wastouter
27-Jan-1916	Took Mordey to Hazabrouck and Dunkirk – Repaired car there in afternoon
28-Jan-1916	Drove Q23 to Pop and went in to Dunkirk with Maxwell. Brought back new Jeffery Coupe to Caestre
29-Jan-1916	Hazabrouck
30-Jan-1916	Take Mordey and Comiters to La Panne. Saw King Albert.
31-Jan-1916	Countess D’Ursel and Mordey to Wizernes Wisques and Calais – Youtemps on to Brussels to see her father . Probably won’t return.
3-Feb-1916	Orphanages and on to B?? at Bergues to see Mond?? Gorman
6-Feb-1916	Took Mordey to HQ to see Arnold Rtree {Arnold Rowntree} and Wilson
7-Feb-1916	Orphanages
12-Feb-1916	Sir C. Lawley visits Watou milk station
13-Feb-1916	He comes to Caestre and goes to see orphanages - saw Chas at Arneke
14-Feb-1916	Orphanages
20-Feb-1916	Took Mme Terlinden from Pop. to St. Omer and back.
21-Feb-1916	Orphanages
22-Feb-1916	Go on leave with Mordey
3-Mar-1916	Return from leave
5-Mar-1916	Bring car down from Pop.
12-Mar-1916	Visit Queen’s Colonie Scholars at Vincen see Abbe Declerqs
18-Mar-1916	Dickebusch to arrange evacuation of children
19-Mar-1916	Alveringem to arrange evacuation of children
22-Mar-1916	Dickebusch and Pop saw Chas at Pop. He is there for a fortnight.
25-Mar-1916	Brandhoek
26-Mar-1916	Took Wm. Darby and Lithgow into HQ for meeting in connection with future plans
28-Mar-1916	Evacuated 4 children from Alverngem to Hazabrouck- about 30 children sent to Paris from Alverngem Dickebusch Neuve Eglise Ploegsteert
4-Apr-1916	Wm and HBD to Malo re Countess Van Den Steen and OCB . They decided to tell her that she must work under them or clear out.
5-Apr-1916	Took Wm B Procter and Deblond (Contractor) to Dieppe to see about window frames for the new place at Steenvoorde – On to Ploegsteert village practically destroyed. Saw Brian Watson and Bagnellat Romain
9-Apr-1916	Diaphram of petrol feed pump punctured.
10-Apr-1916	Go to Parc St George to paint Engine – few small repairs to mudguards.
13-Apr-1916	Return to Caestre
15-Apr-1916	fetch Jeffery’s car from Pop. Temporary petrol tank fixed.
19-Apr-1916	E. Rice visits Caestre
20-Apr-1916	Drive White (5 Ton ) from Steenvoorde to Dieppe for window frames.
22-Apr-1916	Move to Steenvoorde (Rue d’Eecke)

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Working for the Friend’s Ambulance Unit in WW1