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WW1 War Diaries for 'J' Company Special Brigade Royal Engineers

From March 1917 to July 1919

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National Archive Reference Number: WO 95/401/6

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FRUGES, FRANCE.Tuesday 01/Jan/1918 Company Training: Departure of 1 O.R. to Hosp.

Weather cold: Wind North, 1 mph.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Wednesday 02/Jan/1918 Company Training: Departure of 1 O.R. to Hosp.

Weather cold: Wind North East, 4 to 10 mph.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Thursday 03/Jan/1918 Company Training: Arrival of 1 O.R. from leave: Departure of 1 O.R. to Hospital: Departure of 1 O.R. on leave.

Weather hard frost: Wind North North East.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Friday 04/Jan/1918 Company Training: Departure of 1 O.R. to Depot: Departure of 1 O.R. on leave.

Weather mild: Wind North West.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Saturday 05/Jan/1918 Company Training: Arrival of 1 O.R. from leave: Departure of Lt A. A. HALL on leave, and 1 O.R. to Hospital.

Weather bright and cold: Wind North North West to North, 3 to 6 mph.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Sunday 06/Jan/1918 Company Training: Arrival of 2 O.R.s from leave: Departure of 1 O.R. on leave.

Weather cold: Wind North, 2 to 3 mph.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Monday 07/Jan/1918 Company Training: Arrival of 1 O.R. from Hospital: Departure of 2 O.R.s to Hospital: Departure of 1 O.R. on leave.

Weather cold: Wind North West, 2 to 3 mph.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Tuesday 08/Jan/1918 Company Training: Arrival of 1 O.R. from leave.

Weather cold with snow: Wind North East, 5 mph.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Wednesday 09/Jan/1918 Company Training: Arrival of 1 O.R. from leave: Arrival of 1 O.R. from DEPOT: Arrival of 1 O.R. on detachment from 10th R Dub.

Weather cold: Wind North West, 4 mph.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Thursday 10/Jan/1918 Company Training: Departure of 1 O.R. on leave.

Weather cold with snow: Wind North, 3 mph.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Friday 11/Jan/1918 Company training: Arrival of Lt G. I. Paine, Royal Engineers, from leave.

Weather cold and bright: Wind West South West.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Saturday 12/Jan/1918 Company training: Departure of Lt F. WOOTTON Royal Engineers, and 1 O.R. to 1st Corps gas school: 1 O.R. to Hospital.

Weather mild: Wind South West, 4 mph.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Sunday 13/Jan/1918 Company training: Arrival of 1 O.R. from leave (Hospital in ENGLAND).

Weather, cold with snow: Wind North to North East.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Monday 14/Jan/1918 Company training. Departure of 1 O.R. to Hospital.

Weather, cold with snow. Wind North to North East.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Tuesday 15/Jan/1918 Company training: Departure of 1 O.R. on leave.

Weather mild: Wind West.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Wednesday 16/Jan/1918 Company training: Departure 1 O.R. on leave.

Weather rainy: Wind, West.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Thursday 17/Jan/1918 Company training: Departure of 1 O.R. on leave to UK.

Weather cold with snow: Wind, North, 3 mph.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Friday 18/Jan/1918 Company training: Arrival of 1 O.R. from leave: Departure of 2 O.R.s on leave.

Weather mild: Wind, South South West.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Saturday 19/Jan/1918 Company training: Departure of Lt G.I. Paine to MICHELHAM HOME NIENTONE: departure of 2/Lt J. B. BASSFORD to 4th Army ANTIGAS SCHOOL with 1 O.R.: departure of 1 O.R. to hospital.

Weather dull with rain: Wind West South West.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Sunday 20/Jan/1918 Company training: Arrival of Lt A. A. HALL from leave: Arrival of Lt F. WOOTTON from 1st Corps gas School with 1 O.R.: 2 O.R.s rejoined via DEPOT: 6 O.R.s joined from DEPOT: Departure of 2/Lt S F. MOSS: departure of 1 O.R. on leave.

Weather showery: Wind West.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Monday 21/Jan/1918 Company training: Arrival of 1 O.R. from leave.

Weather dull: Wind South South West.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Tuesday 22/Jan/1918 Company training: Arrival of 1 O.R. from leave.

Weather mild: Wind South West.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Wednesday 23/Jan/1918 Company training.

Weather bright: Wind West.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Thursday 24/Jan/1918 Company training.

Weather fine: Wind South West.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Friday 25/Jan/1918 Company training: Arrival of 1 O.R. from leave.

Weather cooler: Wind South West, 8 to 10 mph.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Saturday 26/Jan/1918 Company training: Departure 1 O.R. to hospital.

Weather fine, calm.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Sunday 27/Jan/1918 Company training: Arrival of 2/Lt I. B. BASSFORD and 1 O.R. from 4th army Anti Gas school: arrival of 1 O.R. from hospital.

Weather fine & warm: Wind light southerly.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Monday 28/Jan/1918 Company training: Arrival 1 O.R. from Detachment: Departure of 1 O.R. to hospital.

Weather fine: Wind, light.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Tuesday 29/Jan/1918 Company training.

Weather cooler but fine: Wind, light, variable.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
FRUGES, FRANCE.Wednesday 30/Jan/1918 Company training: Departure of 1 O.R. on leave.

Weather fine but frosty at night: Wind light, easterly.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
Thursday 31/Jan/1918 Company training: Arrival of 1 O.R. from leave: Departure of Lt F. WOOTTON. On leave: departure of 1 O.R. to hosp: departure of 2 O.R.s on detachment.

Weather cold and frosty: Wind, light, easterly. SIDE NOTE NOT IN DIARY: FRUGES is a small town in France - south of Calais. Population circa 2,500 at the beginning of world war 1.
Capt C. LAYCOCK M.C.
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