No 36241 Pte D. Young dies of wounds. My best chum.
Our 15 inch guns send shells to the enemy very loud report & heavy concussion.
Archives for May 2016
Saturday 20 May 1916
Am called to Brigade Headqr to make plans of front line which take over. Brigade Topographer.
Their draughtsman sent to hospital.
Friday 19 May 1916
No entry
Thursday 18 May 1916 – fair
Enemy drop bomb on our camp. He gets a very warm reception from our antiaircraft & aeroplanes.
Wednesday 17 May 1916 – fine
Enemy aeroplane passes our camp dropping 3 bombs at 4 am.
Sketching in Morning.
Enemy aeroplane drops 2 bombs near our camp. Terrific explosion but no damage done – except to the field.
Our Battn beats the guards in football.
Our Regt is drilled by guards instructor. Some gruelling.
Tuesday 16 May 1916
Our machine guns & anti-aircraft guns ward off enemy aeroplanes that had dropped bombs on Poperinghe. One of our machines is sent down with pilot killed & observer wounded or vice versa.
Wallach visits me.
Monday 15 May 1916 – rain
To firing line at 10 am.
Meet Colonel Buller and give him panorama sketch of trenches.
In firing line & make sketch of “Bird Cage” & enemy trenches etc.
Enemy shells dugout & trenches heavily, we reply with 5 times the amount. Snipers busy.
Sunday 14 May 1916
Left Ouderdom for trenches in afternoon. Have very bad cold & lose speech during evening. Call at Zillebeke & leave part of my trappings there. Go to trench 61, bay 2 & make panorama sketches of German trenches & lines.
The sketch takes one & half hours & all time exposed to enemy snipers.
Enemy throwing over very big shells in Sanctuary Wood. Two of No 4 Co badly hit with enemy shell, trenches firing with heavy stuff. I go along C.M.R. trenches & am stopped many times for “Spying.”
Saturday 13 May 1916
Enemy shell Zillebeke & artillery of ours.
Friday 12 May 1916
To Ouderdom & make out plans of trench area for intelligence officers.
Around firing line area are 4 of our aeroplanes smashed beyond repair.
