Sergeant Major Henry Bangert of the Royal Army Medical Corps was posted to France as soon as WW1 started and kept a diary for the time that he was there until he was invalided out in Feb 1916. He wrote almost daily, recording his day to day activities, comments from newspapers and his work in field hospitals. He reported on the military acton that was taking place around him.
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Wednesday, 5 November 2014
5th November 1914
Ready to move off to LE HAVRE but have had orders to stand by for 12 hrs. Fine day. Met a soldier of 147 French Infantry and had a long chat.
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