Bevan

1916

• 25 March 1916… s came in this morning. - Some houseful. Cur & I had a pleasant surprise on parade this aft. when Harvey & Bevan were appointed to sections. - It’s clear that we were not wanted in the 1st Div. from the …
• 30 March 1916Clear - Cool. - Harvey and Bevan off to new area. - Morning #3 & #4 - Lashings - Afternoon explosives, demolitions. - Chan …
• 9 April 1916Cool. - Peerless & Bevan came up. - Parties as usual tonight. No delay at all to traffic in spite of 1st Bn. Relie …
• 17 April 1916Rainy. - Bevan, Morrow & Peerless back last night. - Rather crowds the place. - As we are out in rest ev …
• 17 June 1916Warm – Clear. Killing time all morning. – Took Bevan’s section on Inf. drill in aft. – Cut it out on account of planes. – Took Turner’s house …
• 19 June 1916Warm. – Bevan & Casey had the pontoons in the pond. Nothing to do + no energy to do it. – Turned shower …
• 23 June 1916… ed a game of quoits after dinner. – Pete Cornell was around with 4th Batty wagons. – Cleaned up on Casey + Bevan playing cold hands. – The big drive is rumored to be on down south. – Guess we will stick …
• 24 June 1916… y to fair. Took drivers parade. – Played solitaire all morning – Repeated in afternoon – Was cleared up by Bevan & Casey at Pontoon.
• 26 June 1916Bevan wandered in about 1 ac.emma after a visit to the 2nd Co’y.
• 27 June 1916Rainy. Went up to 2nd Batt’y with Bevan – Saw Cameron – Cape’s Battery in nr. Dickebusch. – Looked them up this aft – Ernie at bi …
• 28 June 1916Casey went down to Corps to build model trenches so I get the next tour with Bevan. Went up to Ry. Dugouts with the Maj. & stayed up to go over Harvey’s end. – A beautiful …
• 30 June 1916… a visit. A cat & 4 kittens have adopted us. – Are paying their board by catching rats which they leave on Bevan’s bed.
• 2 July 1916… ol him. – Plenty of entertainment. – Three big rats fighting over a man’s hand. – Saw Geo. Gilchrist – Met Bevan at 10th H.Q. + went over part of the line. – Getting busy for tomorrow night.
• 6 July 1916Cloudy – Shook the dust of the trenches from my feet & elsewhere in Stubbin’s palatial baths – Bevan went down to LaClytte so I stuck around to keep house – Pretty slow. – Nothing to do but …
• 7 July 1916Showery. Orderly dog. – Bevan off touring the countryside again so I stuck round & did my best to keep the rats away. M …
• 17 July 1916… arm – Nothing doing round billets. – Turner off to Bailleuil. Wrote some letters this aft. but got none. – Bevan’s cousin from 250 R.E.T.C. up to dinner. – His opinion is that war will not start up here …
• 30 July 1916… ner. – Wire the O.C. to send in a horse. – Got home about 10.45 Received with open arms by Scott + Pete. – Bevan gone to hospital with a split dome. Mrs. Casey threw him over.