St. Pol (St-Pol-sur-Ternoise)

Name: St. Pol (St-Pol-sur-Ternoise)
Address: Pas-de-Calais, France

Pas-de-Calais, France

Mentioned: 1917

A market town Robertson visits repeatedly for shopping, the cinema, and dinner: August 29, October 2, and a Christmas shopping trip on December 22.

Mentioned in the diary · 6 entries

29 August 1917Heavy showers. Cook got the Cadillac and we made a trip to St. Pol in the rain this aft. – Didn't find it very exciting. – Bought sundry pots and pans for t …
2 October 1917Warm. Peake & I took a trip to St. Pol this aft. – went to the cinema & had dinner at the club. – Saw several Am. officers round …
22 December 1917Clear – Cold. Tender arrived about 9.30 so set sail for St. Pol, taking Morris, Noble and Robinson – Managed to get almost everything we wanted & rather …

21 March 1918… e had started. – The customary shelling of the back country has, in any case. – MAROEIUL has been getting it all day and St. POL has had a few. – Mac & Jenkins came in to lunch with a yarn that the boche had attacked i …
26 March 1918… ep last night, & bid fair not to to-night either judging from the number of times we have dived for the dugout. – Expect St. Pol is getting more attention. The Hun did not attack this A.M. & just as well for him. – How …
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 …