Acq
Pas-de-Calais, France
Mentioned: 1917
Vimy / Artois Sector A farming village about 6 miles northwest of Arras, near Aubigny: visited on an evening walk from the aerodrome on August 25, and later the subject of a brief memoranda note ("Complaint re trouble in ACQ") on December 14.
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1917
- 25 August 1917… – Rounded up the R.T.O. & the village cut-ups for tea. – Went for a wander round the aerodrome & over to ACQ with Cook after dinner.
- 14 December 1917second diarySiding pretty well cleared. Complaint re trouble in ACQ. Board for Duchesnay Stoves etc. for Scott Fuel for Manhard “ “ Brickenden “ “ V squadron …
1918
- 28 January 1918Fine. Maj. Lindsay (I Div Am. Pk) came down to lunch. Went for a walk out around ACQ this aft. – Bull was in for a while. – Will be going on leave soon. Capt. Robertson (Ike) …
- 30 March 1918… ost of the day. – Preparing to build new plant. – Reynard, R.T.O. from Maroeiul messing with us while at Acq. – Two more caches of “vin blanc” discovered. – Fire-buckets no less. – In carp. shop. No …
- 9 April 1918… was spoiled shortly after lunch when he started to get after the rail-head again. – He dropped a few in ACQ & then got a few around the station which made it rather uncomfortable for a while. – Hod …
- 25 April 1918Warm & close. Full moon & not many clouds Quiet day. Went over to ACQ to examine the “duds” about there. – Found them all buried too deep to bother about & no …