Arthur Linfoot

The Diary of Arthur L. Linfoot, Royal Army Medical Corps, 1915-1919

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From the archives: 24 August 1918; Saturday Up at 5.30 and got cleaned up. Wet morning. Moved to Le Vertannay ((Le Vertannay (spelling not really certain): only a farm, so not identified on Michelin map.)) farm and went on night duty again. Lay down during https://t.co/cARmCdop0E

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From the archives: 24 September 1917; Monday Up about 7 o’clock. On fatigue for a short while and then told off to go with the American doctor to see the Divisional column sick. Ernie called for me at noon and I got the afternoon off. Went into Locre. https://t.co/jfdkuYomM3

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From the archives: 31 March 1914; Tuesday Got up about 6.30. Did some Pelman ((Pelman: see note on 6 January.)) and drilled ((Drilled: see note on 5 January.)). Fine morning. Went to class meeting and played. Called in practice later on. Walked round with https://t.co/YHsMEbdTEr

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From the archives: 18 February 1914; Wednesday At work as usual. Finished in good time. Father slightly better again. Went to Grangetown ((“Grangetown”: then the southernmost suburb of Sunderland, inland from Hendon Paper Mill.)) social at night. https://t.co/NNoQeJpKXU

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From the archives: 17 February 1918; Sunday Up about 8 o’clock. On church parade. Very poor preacher. Spent most of the day walking. Had long walk with Harvey at night and talked a lot. Commenced letter home. Fritz ((Fritz: a name given to German troops https://t.co/XDJrwRNHjZ

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From the archives: 10 July 1916; Monday Up at 7 o’clock. Spent morning cleaning up. Paraded at 3 o’clock in the afternoon with full pack and had good inspection. The C.O. read letter from General Head Quarters thanking us for our services in the most https://t.co/TPdlnBKisb

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From the archives: 14 August 1917; Tuesday Up about 7 o’clock. Cleaned up stuff in the panniers until about dinnertime. Went up for a bath before dinner. Worked an hour or so in the afternoon. Went out with John Dory at night. It rained heavily and https://t.co/JUa9szKiRk

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From the archives: 22 October 1915; Friday At work as usual. At station in afternoon. In town at night. Not much to do. Read a lot of a story. https://t.co/7J2E3v1xq3

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From the archives: 9 March 1916; Thursday As [sic] parade as usual. At pictures at night with Sharpley. https://t.co/NqJXZrwe0a

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From the archives: 20 April 1915; Tuesday At work as usual. Busy all day. Finished in decent time. Fine day. Went down to war work ((There seems to be no indication, here or elsewhere in the diary, what the “war work” was.)). Mrs Rowe, Lily and Esther https://t.co/LaVJFbi0Sp

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From the archives: 23 June 1918; Sunday Up at about 7 o’clock. Eggs for breakfast. Paraded at 9 o’clock and dismissed after inspection. Wrote to Charlie most of the morning and had a short walk before dinner with Harvey. Finished Charlie’s letter and https://t.co/mmycwdW7VM

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From the archives: 12 August 1915; Thursday Off duty all day. Had walk along by Wharncliffe Hospital at night with Williams. Fine night. Arm slightly better but I felt rather seedy. https://t.co/ao4xeZ3mIU

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From the archives: 28 October 1914; Wednesday Not much to do at work. Went to Mr Chadwick’s meeting at night with Joe. Stayed back to play ping pong with Willie Peake and his Mrs, but there was no ball. Stayed and talked to them a long time about chapel https://t.co/K9iExwzxne

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From the archives: 8 August 1914; Saturday Busy all day. Finished late. George Crawford went on his holidays to Leyburn. Went to Roker at night with Willie Whittaker. Soldiers busy making trenches all along the coast. More soldiers coming into the town. https://t.co/DFRtaMCUEY

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From the archives: 20 November 1914; Friday At work as usual. Went up to the top of Chester Road and went for a march with the Athletes. Marched round Hendon and round the town and back to High Barnes School. A lot of people in town thought we were https://t.co/nSitEM9LdR

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From the archives: 3 April 1917; Tuesday Up at 6 o’clock. Marched off at 7. A perfect blizzard and a heavy march. Had to carry our blankets from the car to the aid post. I worked with Ben Jenkins in the dispensary. Holman and Harvey on at night. Weather https://t.co/AXfnTb6CHv

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From the archives: 20 January 1918; Sunday Up about 7.45. A few patients in to breakfast. Walked down to headquarters with a note. Our bearers took over the A D S ((Advanced Dressing Station.)) at Ribécourt ((Ribécourt: Actually Ribécourt-la-Tour (B) https://t.co/OBTWUXrHyl

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From the archives: 31 January 1918; Thursday Up about 1 o’clock with German aeroplanes and went down into the big dugout. Up about 7.30. Sergeant Powell went on leave suddenly and Sergeant Cooper took over. Five men went on leave. https://t.co/83Bzk0Mmvm

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From the archives: 24 August 1916; Thursday Up at 6.30. Dressed and went across to headquarters with Taylor and off to Baileul ((Baileul: ALL always omits one ‘l’ from ‘Bailleul’ in his longhand; the transcription follows this, but where he writes https://t.co/XHCofT284h

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From the archives: 6 August 1918; Tuesday Up at about 7 o’clock after a good night’s sleep. Got into cars and moved off about 9 o’clock. Arrived at the advanced dressing station, a château near Choques ((Choques (B): about 9km ENE of Auchel (A) and https://t.co/Uf38oBOqR0