Écoivres

Pas-de-Calais, France
Mentioned: 1917
Vimy / Artois Sector

A hamlet near Mont-Saint-Éloi that Robertson's company moves to in April 1917, and which he hikes to on foot and by lorry after rejoining his unit: a small place mentioned repeatedly through that stretch of the diary.

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Mentioned in the diary · 10 entries

1917

  • 2 April 1917Cold - Heavy snow Houdain Ecoivres Cambligneul Turned out at HOUDAIN instead of AUBIGNY and at the unearthly hour of 5.30 A. …
  • 3 April 1917… ll & I up to go over the line. – sort of played me out as I've been loafing for over a month. – Rode up thro' ECOIVRES & MAROEIL & walked from this side of Brunehaut Fm. to Eng. shelters near Glasgow dump. – …
  • 5 April 1917Warm. CAMBLIGNEUL to ECOIVRES Co'y moved to ECOIVRES and two sections (1 & 3) went up forward to Engineer shelters. Lof …
  • 7 April 1917Mostly fine. ECOIVRES X The O.C. moved up forward today + Bull came back. Call & Airth were in, also most of #1 …
  • 9 April 1917… s taken. – - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Didn't get much sleep last night – Had the breeze up. – Fritz shelling ECOIVRES with H.V. gun. – Nerves. – Up at 4.30 & got out in front of BOIS-DE-BRAY with Bell & Lang …
  • 13 April 1917Fair to rain ECOIVRES Alexander came around this aft. + we went out for a ride. – Too much traffic and the road …
  • 14 April 1917Fair & Warm ECOIVRES to ARIANE Didn't organize properly for the shift & I had to make all sorts of trips. – We …
  • 24 April 1917… tc. Came back to the horse-lines to attend pay-parade and back to billets for lunch. – Cummings + I went into ECOIVRES this aft to arrange for bathing the co’y. Had an omelette at the usual hang-out – Met Heb …
  • 30 April 1917… t started till after three. – Kept at it till dark, so couldn't get down to Joe's funeral. – He was buried at ECOIVRES & nearly every one was there. – He had lots of friends for you couldn't help liking him. …
  • 22 June 1917Cool – showers The day's work being done early, drove into AUBIGNY with Peake. – Came back via ECOIVRES, rather rainy & rotten. Have been checking up leave expenses & am surprised to find I can …
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