Alfred George Richardson’s Diary August 1916
A A.X.
Tuesday 1st August 1916: 1.45 pm B/247 216
Wednesday 2nd August 1916: No entry.
Thursday 3rd August 1916: 8.30 am A/247 – 152
4.30 pm A/247 300
Friday 4th August 1916: No entry.
Saturday 5th August 1916: 6.45 am A/247 228
Sunday 6th August 1916: No entry.
Monday 7th August 1916: 9 am C/247 122 –
3 pm B/247 227 2
Tuesday 8th August 1916: No entry.
Wednesday 9th August 1916: 7 am C/247 310 41
Thursday 10th August 1916: No entry.
Friday 11th August 1916: 6.30 am C/247 205 13
Saturday 12th August 1916: No entry.
Sunday 13th August 1916: A A.X.
11 am B/247 314 215
Monday 14th August 1916: No entry.
Tuesday 15th August 1916: 7 am A/247 224 76
7.5 am B/247 156 7
7 am C/247 304 145
Wednesday 16th August 1916: No entry.
Thursday 17th August 1916: 4.55 am B/247 684 228
Friday 18th August 1916: No entry.
Saturday 19th August 1916: 4.30 pm B/247 182 182
4.30 pm C/247 182 153
Sunday 20th August 1916: Receipts Issues
A AX A AX
7 pm 508 378 Nil
Monday 21st August 1916: A AX A AX
95 B/247 200 152
C/247 139 76
B/247 264 76
Tuesday 22nd August 1916: No entry.
Wednesday 23rd August 1916: 183 48 183 48
2.30 pm C/247
Thursday 24th August 1916: 228 76 283
55 at 9 pm to A/248
Friday 25th August 1916: 440 440 117
100 11 100 44
Saturday 26th August 1916: 300 100 300 100
342 114 B/247 3 am
6 pm.
Sunday 27th August 1916: 2.30 am to B/247 673 A 126 AX
4.30 pm to A/247 76 A 116 AX
Monday 28th August 1916: No entry.
Tuesday 29th August 1916: 8.30 am to A/247 228 A 76 AX
9.30 pm to B/247 114 A 38 AX
Wednesday 30th August 1916: No entry.
Thursday 31st August 1916: Delivered 460 A 50 AX to B/247 at 1.30 pm. Artillery ever at it.
A is 18-pdr Shrapnel shell and AX is 18-pdr High Explosive shell.
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