The Diary Pages 52-61 - chronological record up to Ourcq River
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Diary of Roy Bailey
September 17th-17 Left C Perry
for C Mills N.Y. 9th. -
17 arrived in C Mills
October 18th-17 Left C Mills for
France on the Henry
R. Malory.
October 31st. Arrived in
St. Nazaire France
November 2nd-17 Unloaded
marched C No 1
November 7th-17 Left C No. 1 on
a train 30 men to a car
some crowd.
November 9th-17 Arrived at Oey
tired out
December 12th-17 Left Oey arrived
in Morley.
December 13th-17 Left Morley
arrived in Harmville |
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Dec 14th-17- Left Harmville
arrived in Trampot
Town we passed.
Chenneveries
Bountliers
Noix
Mennecourt
Dammorie
Morley
0 Curey
Mountiers
Parod
Effencourt
Dancourt
Harmeville
Germany
Morinovilleton
Dec 26th-17 Left Trampot
arrived in Andelot |
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December 27th-17 Left Andelot arrived
in Emourvaux
December 28th Left Emourvaux arrived
in Nogent.
December 29th Left Nogent arrived
in Humes
December 30th Left Humes arrived
in Courrsells
town we passed.
Laffot
Le Grand
Le Felit
Lewieville
Purson
Regmet
Rimoncourt
Farcey
Ageville
Rolandcourt |
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Dec 27th-17 Left Andelot arrived
in Emourvaux
Dec 28th Left Emourvaux arrived
in Nogent.
Dec 29th Left Nogent arrived
in Humes
Dec 30th Left Humes arrived
in Courrsells
town we passed.
Laffot
Le Grand
Le Felit
Lewieville
Purson
Regmet
Rimoncourt
Farcey
Ageville
Rolandcourt |
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February 16th-18 Left Courrsells for
St. Clements
February 17th Left St. Clements of
Benamevil.
February 22nd Left Ben. For trenches.
Feb March 1st Co was relieved
night go out Bird was
shot first man to be
killed out of the 42nd
Div.
March 2nd Left Ben. Vallias
March 12th Left Vallias for a Ben.
16th Payday
Marched 21st Left Ben for Valois
March 22nd Left Valois for Damos
Aux Bois
March 29th D. A. B. For Rehery
arrived after 18 hour hike
on the 30th at 7:30 all in. |
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March 31st Left for trenches relieved
French G. C. 9.
April 10th Relieved by K. Co.
11th Arrived in Bronville
17th Left Bronvillel for
Vaxainville.
19th Paid in Vax.
20th Left Vaxon arrived in
St. Pole.
Left St. Pole arrived
Bacc. at 2 a.m.
Roush fell over as we
reached billets
27th Went on Rifle Range.
30th Went through gas
chamber. May 1st. 1 service stripe.
May 13th Left Bacc for
Migneville.
16th Plenty of shells 8 men
gassed French girl hit by
piece of Shell |
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May
18 Payday.
20th Left Mig. For Vax
29th Left Vax. For Spale
June 3rd Left St. Pole for
trenches G. C. 5.
6th Boche tried to raid
us wounding 18 killed
3 Ted Wills
Fillips &
Creaters.
7th A M 5 amb. of Boche
going the hospital
found Boche Gun with
hand on it in no mans
land.
9th left trench for Vax
12th Co. paid Vax.
18th Left Vaxenville for
Domptail.
19th Left Domp. for Rehim
Coslrt arrived 2 AM 20th. |
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June 22nd Left Rehincourt
arrived at Chatel 12 P.M.
23 Breakfast at 3:00 a.m.
Entrained at 6 a.m. 40
men to a car unloaded
at 9:30 night of 23rd at
Vitry La Ville went to
Vergenwhat. Two years in army.
28 Left Vesignenl. for St.
Hilarie
July 4th 1:30 a.m.
Left St. Hilaire for
Camp Riferporay at 5:00 a.m.
Left at 9:00 p.m.
5 Arrived at camp Abis
Rogurs.
11th Glen Cumberland got shot.
12th Marvin Pickeral shot
Karonskie and Visniskie. |
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July 14th French Indep. Day went in big dugout at 12 p.m. guns started
Chas Landon was killed John Fisher wounded Lt. Freeman give orders 3rd
platoon takes no prisoners.
July 19th 2 a.m. we were relieved Fritz was still sending them over.
July 19th Arrived Conperly 8 a.m. Got lost. 9 a.m. Ger. plane brought
down.
July 22nd Left Conperly at 1p.m. hiked to St. Hiloir entrained at 6 p.m. St.
H.
July 23rd Unloaded in Lefert at 5 p.m. hiked to Nan-
teuil arrived at 7:30 p.m. |
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video of plane crash on July 19, 1918 Cuperly France
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July 25 Left in trucks for Bellow
Wdo. Cht Thiery front.
26 Moved up a few kilos
and dug in B Co was
shot up. 1 shell killed 22
men wounded 30 more.
27 Took up the advance about
10 killo. We were given
orders to get our fighting
packs. We passed several
dead Huns sure had
one funny feeling very few
dead American on
battlefield we took
up the assaulting wave
our Ptl in 1st wave dug
in at night under
shell fire losing a few.
28 Went over at 4:00 a.m. |
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advancing 8 killo
our Reg. taking 3 towns
Sergy Far Tardenois
and unknown we had
81 casualties in 7 days
on the front line we
gained 18 kilo. Took
over several machine
guns & ammunition
Frank Taylor and
Bob Ford charged
about 10 Huns with
two machine guns killing
2 and wounding 2 they
were mentioned for a D.
S.M.
We had corned willie
andhard bread for 5 days
before we got rations. |
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