Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-11-06


1t was but short time before he was Il
England, then In France and In tn
trenches. There he was wounded, an,
was sent to England. Medical examina
tion found him unfit for service at th,
front, and he was transferred to anothe
branch of the service, which gave hiu
duty In England instead Of France, ant
there he has since been.
Sept. 9Th, 1915. Clear and warm
Started for Sherbrooke on No. tonight
Charles Houghton went homo to-day
George Hickey arrived home from Lare
do.
Sept. 9th. Cloudy and warm. Ar
rived at Sherbrooke at 4 A. NJ. Enlisted
FIN the 237 Bait. American Legion.
Sept. 7th. At the fair about all day
with George and Matt. Hickey. Sworr
in the 237 Bait.
Sept. 9th. Cloudy and showers. Al
Office all day. Took down tent on fall
grounds this afternoon.
Sept. 9th. Clear and warm. AtQuar
ters all day.
Sept. 10th. Clear and warm.
Sept. 11th. Clear and warm. Arrived
at Montreal about P. NJ. Boarding a'
Blany 81. 225.
Sept. 18th. Around the city all day.
Sept. 18th. Around the city all day.
Sept. 14th. Cloudy and warm. Start
ed for Aldershot camp near Halifax, N.
s., at 9:15 A. N. S37 miles, rode all day
and night.
Sept. 18th. Cloudy and cool. German
detention camp at Ashurst. Arrived al
Truro 1890 P. NJ, left 2:30. Arrived al
Windsor at 4:45. Left Windsor 6 P. NJ,
arrived at Aldershot camp at $50.
Sept. 10th. Cloudy. Passed medical
board for Overseas, assigned to D Co.
81 Bait. 1OSS29s.
Sept. 17th. Clear and warm. An.
swering roll call all day. Carter and
Denny went over the bill.
Sept. 18th. Clear aud warm. Left
Aldershot for Halifax and put on s. 8.
Olympic q. NJ. T. 2s10. Bait. 8 Bat
teries.
Sept. 10th. Clear and warm. Cloudy.
Left Halifax at S:t5 without escort.
Issued out life belts for all men. Very
cloudy in the evening.
Sept. goth. Cloudy In the morning,
then clear. Two parades for roll call.
Sea little rougher. Saw wsrships 10
the distance.
Sept. 21st. Cloudy, later clear. Two
parades, two practices fire calls. Firing
with ships guns and machine guns.
Sept. 22d. Clear and warm. Pass
freight steamer on port side about noon.
P. T. twice each day.
Sept. 2Sd. Clear and warm. Passed
several ships. P. T. twice to-day, four
miles march.
Sept. Path. Partly clear, 70 and "a.
Picked up escort of destroyers, passed
into the Irish Sea between Ireland and
Scotland. Met many ships. Passed the
Isle Of Man. In sight of land all day.
Issued travelling rations. Took on pilot.
Anchored In the stream oil night OH
Liverpool.
Sept. 25th. Reveille at 1:30. Disem-
barked at about Z A. M, left by train
about II: 80. Arrived ct Atterpool about
8 P. NJ, near Folkstone, passed through
outskirts of London, Rugby and STRAIT
ford. Rumor Of Zep. raid. Clear and
warm.
Sept. 26th. Clear and warm. Poor
feed. Parade twice. Part of Bait. OK.
amined by doctor. Letter from Father.
Sept. 9th. Partly cloudy and warm.
Drill In the forenoon. Bath for forty 10
the afternoon. Food. little better.
Transferred to Co. A. Passed by DR.. :.
Sept. 2Sth. Partly cloudy, showers In
the evening. Started on engineering
course this morning. 8 hours pick and
shovel. Sandwich In the morning, same
at noon. Supper fair. Went to Co. A
tonight.
Sept. Goth. Cloudy and some rain.
Eight hours on the pick and shovel.
Second dose of typhoid dope.
Sept. 30th. Cloudy. Rather sick,
stayed In Quarters. Received four
pounds pay. Four of Us went to Hythe
by auto tonight.
Oct. 1st. Cloudy and warm. Came
to Ashford In the morning. Fatigue this
afternoon. Billeted at Mr.. Constants,
SO Suffix Ave.
Oct. I'd. Cloudy. Yep. raid last night.
One brought down. Worked from 7:SO
to 8.
Oct. Sd. Cloudy, q little sun. Worked
from 7:S0 to s. Out tonight.
Oct. 4th. Cloudy, some rain, clear In
the evening. Market Day.
Oct. 9Th. Clear and warm.
Oct. 9th. Cloudy and windy. At the
movies tonight.
Oct. 7th. Clear and windy.
Oct. 9Th. Clear and windy. Left Ash
ford this afternoon, arrived ct Atterpool.
Bait. confined to camp.
Oct. 9th. Cloudy. Oral instructions
iu musketry all day. P. T. hr:
Oct. 10th. Windy and cool. Oral
instructions In shooting. P. T. hr.
Oct. 11th. Clear and windy. Oral
instructions in shooting.
Oct. 18th. Cloudy and windy. Start
In on shooting, marched five miles with
pack to range on the Channel. Relay 8
target 10. Fired 16 shots hr. 25 min.
came back to camp.
Oct. 18th. Rained all day. Shot five
rounds on the range In oil day.
Oct. 18th. Clear and windy. Went
TO the range at $50 A. NJ, shot five
rounds, back at 8 p. n.
Oct. 18th. Clear, windy and cool.
The flrst draft received web equipment
this afternoon. Bait. @. d B. took vac
clnation to-day.
Oct. 10th. Partly clear and cool.
Left for range ut 6:45, shot % rounds,
back at 8 P. N.
Dot. 17th. Cloudy and rain. Shot 40
rounds on the range. Tent leaked at
night.
musketry training. Passed medical ex-
animation for 0. c. draft.
Dot. 18th. Cloudy and rain. Getting
ready for first draft oil day. Received
Oct. 2otS. Partly clear and cold
Warned to leave for France at 7:S0 A. NJ
tomorrow.
Oct. 21st. Clear. Left landing si
1880, arrived at Southampton about
IP. n. Embarked on the Connaugh q
8P. n. Arrived ct Havre, marched
seven miles to camp. 8 Brigades,
Divisions, $50 men for r. G. r.
Oct. 22d. Ahead ono day.
Oct. 2Sd. Reveille 4:S0, breakfast $50
Marched ont 8 miles and back In The
| afternoon. Instructions In bsyone
Oct. S4th. Rain, clear In tho evening
/ Instructions In bayonet fighting.
Oct. 25th. Rain, clear In the afternoon
RIDE and medical inspection. Free 70
bacco and cigarettes, no duty.
Dot. 26th. Rain In morning, cleaI
later. No duty. Fell In and out.
Oct. 27th. Instructions In bombing
Returned to camp 1t 8 F. n. on account
Of rain.