1st November 1914 (Sunday)
Slept very badly last night, severe inflammation of eye. Very wet morning. Started to pack up camp at 2 pm and move to No.4 Base. Placed in muddiest camp I ever saw.
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.
Saturday, 1 November 2014
Friday, 31 October 2014
31st October 1914
Tea in a cup with saucer actually brought to my tent this morning, so refreshing too. Had a good bike ride round the camps this morning. Heavy rain set-in in the afternoon.
Capt. Houston told me that he had put me down for Base Details as he did not think I was fit for duty with a Field Ambulance.
Visited No.1 Conv Depot and found 3 letters: 2 from Lena dated 21st and 26th and 1 from Albert 26th. Letters sent to Lena with notes of Allotment and Separation Allowance, and Emma. Cpls Chettle, Bilbee and party arrive from reinforcements camp of 6th Division.
Tea in a cup with saucer actually brought to my tent this morning, so refreshing too. Had a good bike ride round the camps this morning. Heavy rain set-in in the afternoon.
Capt. Houston told me that he had put me down for Base Details as he did not think I was fit for duty with a Field Ambulance.
Visited No.1 Conv Depot and found 3 letters: 2 from Lena dated 21st and 26th and 1 from Albert 26th. Letters sent to Lena with notes of Allotment and Separation Allowance, and Emma. Cpls Chettle, Bilbee and party arrive from reinforcements camp of 6th Division.
Thursday, 30 October 2014
30th October 1914
Marked for R.A.M.C. Base Details (at Le Havre, but not immediately), arrive at 2.30pm. Visited No.1Conv Depot with Sgt Russel on bicycles. Fine sunny day. Long talk with Capt J.W. Houston. The Sgts' Base Detail are very fortunate in having an excellent cook, specially enlisted, he has a son in the Army. He bought an outfit tinkling he would be employed at a hospital at home. Had an excellent tea and supper at improvised table, al fresco!
Marked for R.A.M.C. Base Details (at Le Havre, but not immediately), arrive at 2.30pm. Visited No.1Conv Depot with Sgt Russel on bicycles. Fine sunny day. Long talk with Capt J.W. Houston. The Sgts' Base Detail are very fortunate in having an excellent cook, specially enlisted, he has a son in the Army. He bought an outfit tinkling he would be employed at a hospital at home. Had an excellent tea and supper at improvised table, al fresco!
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
Monday, 27 October 2014
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