Diary of service on the Western Front, 1914, World War One

Smith, William Douglas

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Title:: King's College London Council minutes, 1836-1842

Collection:: KA/C: COUNCIL- King's College London committee records

Archive reference:: KA/C/M3

Catalogue record URL (AtoM):: https://archives.kingscollections.org/index.php/ka-c

Level of description:: Collection

Date of material:: October 1836 - December 1842

Creator:: King's College London Council; 1829

Source collection title:: KA/C: COUNCIL: King's College London committee records

Description (scope):: King's College London Council minutes and agenda books, 1836-1842. Signed manuscript minute books with indexes.

Copyright:: Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied from open material for research purposes only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archives.; King's College London Archives

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Title:: King's College London Council minutes, 21 October 1836 - 9 December 1836

Archive reference:: KA/C/M3

Date of material:: October 1836 - December 1836

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[Inserted: 'Special order of the day' message from FM Sir John French] are most welcome & were badly wanted. Artillery duel goes on most of the day. The Germans shelling trenches on both spurs, but nothing further happens. We can see their infantry on a rise about 800 yards off. A cold day but a colder night & very wet in the trenches. Work may still be done in the trenches & went on till the small hours of the morning. A quiet night & no firing. Three or four men hit by shrapnel. 19 September 1914 Tot of rum issued in the early morning. Sets one up. Men wet through a sack full of matches comes in most welcome. Not a match to be had for weeks past. Heard German bombardment in afternoon, but I don't think much damage done. The Germans bring up a field gun into firing line & enfilade a part of the Royal Fusiliers. The latter however

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