Dranoutre
Belgium
Mentioned: 1916, 1918
Ypres / Belgium Sector A small Belgian village just over the frontier from France, near Ypres: Robertson's main billet for the first several months of 1916. Right next to Mont Kemmel, it "figures considerably" in the papers again in April 1918 as the fighting for Kemmel reaches its climax.
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1916
- 5 January 1916… ck a regular home here. Took a walk around this aft & saw the village. - Are just over the Belgian frontier in Dranoutre.
- 7 January 1916… ler to shell farm. - Fairly quiet - A few shells dropped around cross-roads at Bgde Hquers. 42nd + R.C.R.’s in Dranoutre. Saw Finley, Briks + Sam Mathewson.
- 19 February 1916… read in bed. Rose in time for lunch - Turner went on leave - Maj. Irving in. - Fritz dropped a couple more on Dranoutre. - 3 casualties. Started party at work. - Went up to R.E. - 4 co’y 2nd Bn in. Good bunch. …
- 13 March 1916… t Armour & Fernie Gendron. - McCallum came down to dinner. - Harvey’s commission came thro. - Met Hal Scott in Dranoutre on way up to trenches for instruction - 8th C.M.R.
- 22 March 1916Cold & Raw. - The incoming C.R.E. visited the works. We will probably say goodbut to old Dranoutre about the beginning of the week. Ordered music from Francis Day & Hunter.
- 27 March 1916… Mac. being away - Casement gets #1. Turner now acting 2nd in command so I get #4 - Turner having to go back to Dranoutre for a day - Harvey is 2nd I/c - He’s alright, but it is hardly pleasant for Cur. & I - Mo …
- 10 May 1916… rrow’s place. No nothing of his past history but he seems alright. – A different mess to what it used to be at Dranoutre. – Joe had Mac up at the job. Towed me back with the bus. – Rode up on the Burg. Sent him …
1918
- 27 April 1918Dull, cloudy. Cloudy, dark Quiet day. – Some home mail in. Papers report gravy attacks on Kemmel. – Old Dranoutre is figuring considerably. Wheeler moved to Frevin-Capelle.