Castleford Team Parish Magazine July & August 2014 2014-07 | Page 26

July & August 2014

FEATURE - Notes & Pictures provided by David Field:
THE POCKET BOOK OF FRED PINCHER 1917-1918
Extracts from a pocket book kept by David Field’s maternal
Grandfather Fred Pincher. PART FIVE
Sunday 25th November.
winter.

We’ve had the first fall of snow this

Monday 26th November. Still at the same job but expecting to be
moved tomorrow. Had a good time here, rations rather short at
times but that is the lot of most soldiers.
Have made nice friends in the village, been out to supper several
times at the cottage of Monsieur Debrill an ex French soldier now
working on ammunitions, they have two piccaninnies and are a very
happy family. Madame Debrill can speak English nicely.
Tuesday 27th November.
Left Morbecque and came into
Hazebrouck. I have now joined the 66th Division Salvage Corps which
for the time being is supposed to be resting, but that is not so as we
are helping the Royal Engineers.
Wednesday 28th November. I am on motor transport work.
Made two journeys to Coestre for duckboards, beautiful day.
Thursday 29th November. Made one journey to Watton for
timber a distance of 31 kilometers. Very fine countryside, we passed
through St Omer a very large town with some splendid buildings. I
also saw that there are a lot of German prisoners scattered about
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