Locre
Belgium
Mentioned: 1916
Ypres / Belgium Sector A small Belgian village near Dranoutre, visited for baths and social calls.
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1916
- 13 March 1916… but rose early just the same. - Sure is a peach of a day. - Everybody has spring fever. - Rode up back of Locre with Alex & Fletcher. - Had our photos taken. - Warm work riding. Met Bill Walbank, Pont …
- 15 March 1916… p to the Ypres salient. - Harvey went on leave. - Sent shell noses to Charley. Garrow came up - Rode up to Locre with him. - Rode up to R.E. tonight - Got extra 25 men of 3rd Pioneers. - Went over to se …
- 20 March 1916… l of cakes from home this aft. - Lecture on Gas by Bowles (now C.S.M.) Pep got his Capt.cy. - Walked up to Locre with Alex. - Called on Fletcher, visited a couple of Winkels & brought back some stuff fo …
- 25 March 1916… It’s clear that we were not wanted in the 1st Div. from the start. - To forget our troubles we went up to Locre and had a bath & flirtation with nun at the convent. - Had to go up again to Ring 35. - S …