From his Soldier’s Diary (in the 1930s he transcribed it and expanded on his experiences)
12-10-1917 I woke up at 3 a.m. & found it raining hard & myself almost wet through. I put my blanket in my valise & waited until 4 o’clock when we had breakfast.
At 4.45 we set out for a position further up the line. The barrage was now going strong (though not to be compared to the barrage of the 4th Oct.), preparing the way for the “Dinks” & 2nd Brigade who went over this morning.
We went up as far as the German old Front Line & several others & myself found an old dugout half full of water & with the aid of some boards we made ourselves fairly comfortable, but by midday we again received orders to pack up & move further up the Line.
Some of the men had to dig in on arriving at our new position but I secured a place in a concrete dugout or “Pill Box” as they are called. It was raining hard all the way up & the enemy shelling. We had two men of our Company killed today.’
13-10-1917 At 3.30 this morning the whole Company was roused & ordered to go Stretcher Bearing for the 2nd & 3rd Brigades who had terrible casualties & were unable to get all their wounded away.
We went to get stretchers & then went up to "Crown Prince" Dressing Station (a captured German Pill Box) just behind the Front Line & on arrival here found a crowd of wounded men awaiting evacuation.
There were also a number of dead men on stretchers outside the Pill Box, having died of their wounds & exposure during the night.
We worked six men to a stretcher & found it exceedingly hard work as in places we would sink over our knees in mud & sometimes a man would be absolutely stuck & we would have to rest the stretcher & pull him out.
The distance from the "First Aid" Post to the Light Railway at "Spree Farm" where the wounded entrained was nearly four miles & it was 11 o'clock when we reached there with our first man, a member of the " Black Watch" regiment.
The stretcher party to which I belonged then went & had "breakfast" at 11 o'clock & then we went up to "Crown Prince Farm" again for another man & brought him back to the railway.
We were all absolutely wet through & covered in mud when we returned to our dugout at the close of the day. While at the Dressing Station today I met Nuggett Ellis.
One can never forget the sights see on the Battlefields today - dead men & mules everywhere &
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Gonna miss this place
Edit: at "closing time" (lol) they brought out a real live bagpiper for send off. Dry your eyes yall.
Share your stories. Years ago my friend puked in the garden here after breakfast while waiting for a cab.
Middle aged women reached out here like nowhere else. Never asked for it but damn would they give their all. Especially after Stamp closed
Theyre playing the endless Closing Time loop as usual. This time for the last tho. Peace out Duke
Hi there! Can anyone provide information of the coming development to this downtown Waterloo space? If condos, any contact information? Thanks!!
I’m not sure how much Duke Leto or House Atreides could do against the combined forces of House Harkonnen and the Sadaukar, but with several weeks notice and no internal traitor what could they have pulled off?
From his Soldier’s Diary (in the 1930s he transcribed it and expanded on his experiences)
12-10-1917 I woke up at 3 a.m. & found it raining hard & myself almost wet through. I put my blanket in my valise & waited until 4 o’clock when we had breakfast.
At 4.45 we set out for a position further up the line. The barrage was now going strong (though not to be compared to the barrage of the 4th Oct.), preparing the way for the “Dinks” & 2nd Brigade who went over this morning.
We went up as far as the German old Front Line & several others & myself found an old dugout half full of water & with the aid of some boards we made ourselves fairly comfortable, but by midday we again received orders to pack up & move further up the Line.
Some of the men had to dig in on arriving at our new position but I secured a place in a concrete dugout or “Pill Box” as they are called. It was raining hard all the way up & the enemy shelling. We had two men of our Company killed today.’
13-10-1917 At 3.30 this morning the whole Company was roused & ordered to go Stretcher Bearing for the 2nd & 3rd Brigades who had terrible casualties & were unable to get all their wounded away.
We went to get stretchers & then went up to "Crown Prince" Dressing Station (a captured German Pill Box) just behind the Front Line & on arrival here found a crowd of wounded men awaiting evacuation.
There were also a number of dead men on stretchers outside the Pill Box, having died of their wounds & exposure during the night.
We worked six men to a stretcher & found it exceedingly hard work as in places we would sink over our knees in mud & sometimes a man would be absolutely stuck & we would have to rest the stretcher & pull him out.
The distance from the "First Aid" Post to the Light Railway at "Spree Farm" where the wounded entrained was nearly four miles & it was 11 o'clock when we reached there with our first man, a member of the " Black Watch" regiment.
The stretcher party to which I belonged then went & had "breakfast" at 11 o'clock & then we went up to "Crown Prince Farm" again for another man & brought him back to the railway.
We were all absolutely wet through & covered in mud when we returned to our dugout at the close of the day. While at the Dressing Station today I met Nuggett Ellis.
One can never forget the sights see on the Battlefields today - dead men & mules everywhere & b
... keep reading on reddit ➡From his Soldier’s Diary (in the 1930s he transcribed it and expanded on his experiences)
12-10-1917 I woke up at 3 a.m. & found it raining hard & myself almost wet through. I put my blanket in my valise & waited until 4 o’clock when we had breakfast.
At 4.45 we set out for a position further up the line. The barrage was now going strong (though not to be compared to the barrage of the 4th Oct.), preparing the way for the “Dinks” & 2nd Brigade who went over this morning.
We went up as far as the German old Front Line & several others & myself found an old dugout half full of water & with the aid of some boards we made ourselves fairly comfortable, but by midday we again received orders to pack up & move further up the Line.
Some of the men had to dig in on arriving at our new position but I secured a place in a concrete dugout or “Pill Box” as they are called. It was raining hard all the way up & the enemy shelling. We had two men of our Company killed today.’
13-10-1917 At 3.30 this morning the whole Company was roused & ordered to go Stretcher Bearing for the 2nd & 3rd Brigades who had terrible casualties & were unable to get all their wounded away.
We went to get stretchers & then went up to "Crown Prince" Dressing Station (a captured German Pill Box) just behind the Front Line & on arrival here found a crowd of wounded men awaiting evacuation.
There were also a number of dead men on stretchers outside the Pill Box, having died of their wounds & exposure during the night.
We worked six men to a stretcher & found it exceedingly hard work as in places we would sink over our knees in mud & sometimes a man would be absolutely stuck & we would have to rest the stretcher & pull him out.
The distance from the "First Aid" Post to the Light Railway at "Spree Farm" where the wounded entrained was nearly four miles & it was 11 o'clock when we reached there with our first man, a member of the " Black Watch" regiment.
The stretcher party to which I belonged then went & had "breakfast" at 11 o'clock & then we went up to "Crown Prince Farm" again for another man & brought him back to the railway.
We were all absolutely wet through & covered in mud when we returned to our dugout at the close of the day. While at the Dressing Station today I met Nuggett Ellis.
One can never forget the sights see on the Battlefields today - dead men & mules everywhere & b
... keep reading on reddit ➡From his Soldier’s Diary (in the 1930s he transcribed it and expanded on his experiences)
12-10-1917 I woke up at 3 a.m. & found it raining hard & myself almost wet through. I put my blanket in my valise & waited until 4 o’clock when we had breakfast.
At 4.45 we set out for a position further up the line. The barrage was now going strong (though not to be compared to the barrage of the 4th Oct.), preparing the way for the “Dinks” & 2nd Brigade who went over this morning.
We went up as far as the German old Front Line & several others & myself found an old dugout half full of water & with the aid of some boards we made ourselves fairly comfortable, but by midday we again received orders to pack up & move further up the Line.
Some of the men had to dig in on arriving at our new position but I secured a place in a concrete dugout or “Pill Box” as they are called. It was raining hard all the way up & the enemy shelling. We had two men of our Company killed today.’
13-10-1917 At 3.30 this morning the whole Company was roused & ordered to go Stretcher Bearing for the 2nd & 3rd Brigades who had terrible casualties & were unable to get all their wounded away.
We went to get stretchers & then went up to "Crown Prince" Dressing Station (a captured German Pill Box) just behind the Front Line & on arrival here found a crowd of wounded men awaiting evacuation.
There were also a number of dead men on stretchers outside the Pill Box, having died of their wounds & exposure during the night.
We worked six men to a stretcher & found it exceedingly hard work as in places we would sink over our knees in mud & sometimes a man would be absolutely stuck & we would have to rest the stretcher & pull him out.
The distance from the "First Aid" Post to the Light Railway at "Spree Farm" where the wounded entrained was nearly four miles & it was 11 o'clock when we reached there with our first man, a member of the " Black Watch" regiment.
The stretcher party to which I belonged then went & had "breakfast" at 11 o'clock & then we went up to "Crown Prince Farm" again for another man & brought him back to the railway.
We were all absolutely wet through & covered in mud when we returned to our dugout at the close of the day. While at the Dressing Station today I met Nuggett Ellis.
One can never forget the sights see on the Battlefields today - dead men & mules everywhere & b
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