Item 03: George R. Faulkner war diary, 6 July 1916-17 November 1916 - Page 73
Primary tabs
Transcription
[Page 73]
& held on – the advance is facing Bapaume.
Tuesday 14/11/16
Fine & Frosty – Very busy – going night & day – the roads are so rough, that the majority of the wounded are coming in from Thistle Dump by train – they get in quicker as there is such congestion on the roads. Got orders to hold some 250 wounded for a few days.
Wednesday 15/11/16
Fine & Frosty – About 3 inches of ice on water lying about – all mud etc. frozen hard – the ground very hard. Got news of a brilliant capture of "Fort Beaumont Hamel" & 5000 prisoners. Got Letters from May Delaney, Grace Murray & Kit Nock.
Our Aviators brought down a Taub, who had just previously bombed our advanced Dressing Station & killed one & injured several stretcher bearers. One of the occupants was killed, the other an Officer with an (iron cross) was wounded & we had to dress him – I gave him as much pain as possible, felt like knocking him out.
16/11/16 Thursday
Fine & Frosty – The ground frozen all day, very cold wind blowing. Handling a lot