Auxi (Auxi-le-Château)

Name: Auxi (Auxi-le-Château)
Address: Pas-de-Calais, France

Pas-de-Calais, France

Mentioned: 1918

A shopping-trip destination from Savy in July 1918, reached with Stevenson and, separately, with Gus, Rigby and Hutton.

Mentioned in the diary · 3 entries

3 July 1918… wrecking & then went off for a trip with Stevenson & a couple of other chaps. – Lunched at Frévent & then went on to Auxi to do some shopping. – Sank 6 golden guineas in a new pair of field boots, to be made by …
29 July 1918… due to shift. – Light & fast. – Took a run back to V Sqdn + had dinner. – Borrowed a tender from Steve to go down to Auxi to-morrow. – Called at Savy + ran back in the dark without mishap.
30 July 1918Warm. Went back to Savy for lunch. – Tender came round at 1.30 + ran us down to Auxi. – Gus, Rigby & Hutton came along. Got boots + had tea there. Back home in time for dinne …