Kings Cross R.A.P. so we go & fix them up & get them started out. the sergeants & Morris left at the R.A.P. for the last case Jim Warwick & I carry over to Blighty bridge & hand over to Robertson McD & Dent Fritz puts in a couple of whizz-bangs & the wonderfull B.S’er of a Mac & quits cold & nearly cries, I grab his end after snatching the sling from him & carry out to Souchez corner. the duck walk is all blown to pieces. we pass a walking patient that left with the squad ahead of us. The four of us then carry shoulder high to Ablain. I am tired out. Mac asks me not to report his conduct & makes umpteen apologies, the patient we passed does not put in an appearance. The brave sergents send Shorty M. down alone for a pair of wheels & I told R.S.M. Brown about it. he gave S.S.S the deuce. the sergents quit on their first carry in seven months. the poor boobs. Sunday April 1
▸ Where was he?
▸ The war at this time
Eight days to Vimy
The assault on Vimy Ridge is eight days away. The artillery bombardment (the preliminary phase) has already begun. Nearly 1,000 guns are firing on German positions, cutting wire, destroying bunkers, and targeting artillery batteries. The bombardment will intensify until zero hour. Four Canadian divisions will attack together for the first time. The 1st Division on the right, then the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th from south to north. Behind the lines, medical units are preparing for mass casualties. The assault will be the largest Canadian military operation to date.
