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Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry By: A. Stanley Blicq |
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by A. STANLEY BLICQ. A Record of the
1st (Service) Bn.
Royal Guernsey Light Infantry Guernsey:
Printed at The Guernsey Press Co., Ltd.,
Smith Street and Le Marchant Street.
1920.
This modest work is dedicated to: Mrs. P. EREAUX, in appreciation of her genial personality,
strong moral courage and unhesitating
adherence to duty as she conceived it. And also to: GEORGE W. CLARKE, Esq., in memory of those Great Days when
we marched the Long Trail together;
shared the same sorrows, the same
mirth; and now the same memories, far away,
indistinct; laughter merged with the
tears.
A. STANLEY BLICQ.
Guernsey, 1920.
NORMAN TEN HUNDRED. A BATTALION OF THE OLDEST AND SMALLEST
DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD. Guernsey named Sarnia by the Romans one of the Channel Isles from
out the sun swathed romance of whose shores rallied a fierce band
of Norman warriors to the aid of their Duke, William of Normandy;
afterwards the Conqueror, at Hastings, 1066. In reward for their
valour William granted the Isles the independence they maintain to
this day. From Guernsey something approaching 7,000 men have gone
out into the Great Undertaking. The Norman Ten Hundred is the 1st
Royal Guernsey Light Infantry offered by the States of Guernsey for
active participation side by side with the Mother Country's troops
in any of the fighting areas. The narrative is authentic.
CONTENTS I SEPTEMBER OCTOBER, 1917
II SEPTEMBER OCTOBER, 1917 HENDECOURT
III NOVEMBER, 1917 CAMBRAI REHEARSAL
IV MOVING UP
V NOVEMBER 20th, 1917 CAMBRAI OFFENSIVE
THE ADVANCE
VI MARCOING MASNIERES
VII HOLDING THE LINE
MASNIERES
VIII NOVEMBER 30th DECEMBER 1st, 1917 GERMAN ONSLAUGHT
IX DECEMBER JANUARY, 1918 HOUVIN
X DECEMBER JANUARY, 1918 FLERS LE PARCQ VERCHOCQ
XI DECEMBER JANUARY, 1918 LEULENE BRANDHOEK YPRES
XII PASSCHENDAELE SECTOR
XIII PASSCHENDAELE SECTOR
POPERINGHE STEENVOORDE
BRANDHOEK
XIV MARCH APRIL, 1918 IN THE LINE
XV APRIL 10 14, 1918 DOULIEU ESTAIRES NORMAN TEN HUNDRED By A. Stanley Blicq
I SEPTEMBER OCTOBER, 1917
Fed up! Every man of the Ten Hundred was fed up. Thirty six hours cooped
in cattle trucks, thirty or forty in a truck and inhaling an atmosphere
that would have disgusted a pig enough to feed anyone up. The Belgian frontier was crossed at sunset and the fringe of war's
devastation penetrated. Little interest or casual comment was aroused,
although a reputable thirsty one remarked that he thought Jerry might
have spared the village pub. The long line of dirty trucks stopped with an abrupt jerk and noisy
jarring of impact. Then it came! Grumbles ceased as if by common
consent. There was something indefinable but pregnant, and in tense
silence ears were strained intently. Was it only the rumble of a distant
cart on hard cobbles or...? Faintly over the damp air came a long,
insistent murmur. Hearts beat faster.... Guns! Northward and then West the train panted up a slight grade, made a wide
curve and then abruptly shut off steam. Long white tapering lights
sprang up from nowhere, wavered and hesitated over the sky; caught in
their glare a silvery bird and followed it across the night. Without
warning an anti aircraft gun launched with a deafening roar its whining
shell heavenwards. Boom! In the sudden uproar Le Page fell off the
train, jerking his tin of bully beef into Clarke's shaving water... Continue reading book >>
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