Savy (Savy-Berlette)
Pas-de-Calais, France
Mentioned: 1918
Vimy / Artois Sector A village near St. Pol and Aubigny. A recurring base of operations for much of 1918: the skipper and the O.C. are repeatedly "at Savy" on plant and reorganization business from late March, and it becomes Robertson's own lunch and overnight stop on trips out with the Bridging Unit that July.
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1918
- 30 March 1918… on the French front. – Rumoured that the French have delivered a successful conter. – The skipper was at Savy most of the day. – Preparing to build new plant. – Reynard, R.T.O. from Maroeiul messing …
- 31 March 1918Fine – mostly. Dark Very little doing. EASTER. The O.C. being at Savy I had to hold orderly room on our “salvage gang” – Remanded ‘em. Not much change in the s …
- 1 April 1918… er spring one on me before I was awake. No news from South except that we’re holding ‘em. Skipper away at Savy all day. Hodgins was down this morning. – Asked him a few questions about the reorganizat …
- 3 April 1918Showery. Dark. Nothing much doing. – Fellowes away at Savy all day. – Klinger was in to brekker on his way back from leave. – The M.M.G. Bde. get qu …
- 15 April 1918Dull. Cloudy Sent a big box of stuff to SAVY – Ready to travel light. – Fritz keeps pushing in south of Neuve Eglise, Bailleul & Meter …
- 9 July 1918… way for over a year. – Left about 8 P.M. coming back. – Had dinner in Hesdin at Hotel de France & struck Savy about 12.
- 29 July 1918… 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 …
- 9 September 1918Boulogne – Unit Left Boulogne 8.45. – Hit St. POL about 1.00 – Got a tender to SAVY. Met Chambers with box car who took me to Corps in time for tea and sent me on to the uni …