Item 01: Sir Charles Rosenthal diary, 25 September 1914-31 December 1918 - Page 275
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Received letter from Mrs. Frazer. Much more comfortable in new Quarters. Conference with Gen. Walker.
Monday 18th December
With D.T.M.O. visited Left Flank of front line. Good positions for T.Ms., both medium and heavy, also Artillery O.Ps. Enemy shelling Factory Corner briskly. Prepared reconnaissance report re Artillery positions. Conference with Gen. Walker. Lunched with Col. King. French have now captured 11,500 prisoners near Verdun.
Tuesday 19th December
Left HQrs. early for Amiens. Capt. Forrest and Col. Rabett going on leave. Trouble with punctures. Had to borrow General Carruther's car at Heilly to complete journey. Did some shopping. Interviewed Gen. White at Corps HQrs. on return journey. In view of special operations he wants us to have all our battery positions as close up as possible, and new dugouts and emplacements ready. Will complete reconnaissance tomorrow morning.
Wednesday 20th December
Went out early with D.T.M.O. to reconnoitre Right Flank in vicinity of Guedecourt. Motored to Bernafay Wood and then walked. When a little to the East of Guedecourt the Boche commenced to shell it rather heavily, and a fragment from one shell caught me in the right thigh inflicting a rather nasty flesh wound. Nothing serious. I applied a field dressing, completed reconnaissance then walked back, leg giving some trouble. Called at 14th Field Ambulance, Bernafay Wood and had wound dressed by Major Sawers. A remarkable set of circumstances circles around this officer. He dressed my wounds on the "Gloucester Castle" in May 1915, the first time I was wounded at Gallipoli, later saw him in No. 17 Hospital Alexandria when I was ill with enteric in September 1915, saw him again at Wandsworth Hospital, London in October 1915 and now here again. Except for these occasions I have not met him since May 1915.
Reached Pommiers Redoubt, packed a few things into a bag