St. Eloi
Belgium
Mentioned: 1916
Ypres / Belgium Sector A Belgian village south of Ypres, site of a major mine explosion and heavy fighting in spring 1916.
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1916
- 28 March 1916… on the stern. Our old front pounded yesterday. 10th battery & dressing Stn. shelled. - Big mine exploded at St Eloi - Crater 72.0 yds across & 70 ft deep. Mound occupied by Northumberlands - 200 prisoners.
- 5 April 1916… - A tall man would have a hard time up there. - Watched Fritz putting coal boxes and Woolly Bears across at St. Eloi. - They have been at it steady for almost two days now. - Met Fred Chidley again. - Visit …
- 6 April 1916… l 5 months is up. Wish I had gone to the II Div. Cut the grousing. It’s no bon for soldier. More strafing at St. Eloi.
- 11 April 1916… his aft. - Met Bill Morris & Allie Gammell also Richardson, 42nd - Communiques seem to denote a wild time at St. Eloi. - Craters, taken, lost, regained, partly occupied by both sides. We are in all of them, …
- 19 April 1916… ork. - Very quiet. - Didn’t go out tonight lots of strafing going on. No one seems to know how things are at St. Eloi.
- 26 April 1916… & G.H. & I rescue 3rd F.C. horse. Fritz sprung a mine on 1st Bde front & later had another bombing attack at St. Eloi.
- 30 April 1916… day. - Nothing but scares - This is a poor war. - Mac was just waking me up to watch another bombardment at St. Eloi when the S.M. hammered on the door bawling out GAS. - Turned out on the double. Must say …