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Day-by-day account of WWI from the diaries of George Ferguson, Liverpool Scottish. Fuller accounts at https://georgefergusonliverpool.wordpress.com/
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Completion [?] and finish of course & return to camp. Germans attempt gas attack N. of Ypres but everywhere held by our artillery. Aeroplane duel overhead.

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19 December 1915
Completion [?] and finish of course & return to camp. Germans attempt gas attack N. of Ypres but everywhere held by our artillery. Aeroplane duel overhead. Commentary From the Battalion Diary: …
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Lectures & practice with Spring gun & Rifle grenade firing. NCO’s dinner.

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18 December 1915
Lectures & practice with Spring gun & Rifle grenade firing. NCO’s dinner. Commentary One mother of a Liverpool Scottish soldier went right to the top when appealing for news of her so…
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More lectures & practice taking trenches by bombing squad

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17 December 1915
More lectures & practice taking trenches by bombing squad. Commentary On this day, the London Evening Standard praised the response of the men of Liverpool to calls to join up.Ordinary recruiti…
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December 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Throwing competition won 5 frs. Lectures. [Dick & I in orders as Corps.]

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16 December 1915
Throwing competition won 5 frs. Lectures. [Dick & I in orders as Corps.] Commentary George says little about his promotions while in the Liverpool Scottish. In a letter in early October, his fo…
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Bayonet fighting 7.30 – 8. Lectures
& making bombs.

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Bayonet fighting from 7.30 – 8.
Lectures on grenades & throwing
practice morning & afternoon.

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14 December 1915
Bayonet fighting from 7.30 – 8. Lectures on grenades & throwing practice morning & afternoon. Commentary From the Battalion Diary:For the next few days fatigues were furnished as before, &a…
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Reported at the Grenade School
for week's course. Fine but cold.

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13 December 1915
Reported at the Grenade School for week’s course. Fine but cold. Commentary From the Battalion Diary On the night of Monday the 13th the Battn was relieved by the London Rifle Brigade. The re…
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Fatigue on Officers’ dugout in morning.
Moved down to Rest Billets. Showery.

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12 December 1915
Fatigue on Officers’ dugout in morning. Moved down to Rest Billets. Showery. First Attack at Bellewaarde, Hooge, 16 June 1915Too many Liverpool Scottish soldiers died on 16 June to do them ju…
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Fine dugout. Showery. Fatigue in morning in R5. Few shrapnels over trench. Fatigue up to T1. Fell up to the waist in peasoupy mud

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11 December 1915
Fine dugout. Showery. Fatigue in morning in R5. Few shrapnels over trench. Fatigue up to T1. Fell up to the waist in peasoupy mud. Commentary From the Battalion Diary During the Tour three represen…
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Awakened in morning to find dugout flooded & wet up to waist. Huns shell our trenches severely. Moved down to R5.
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10 December 1915
Awakened in morning to find dugout flooded & wet up to waist. Huns shell our trenches severely. Moved down to R5. Commentary From the Battalion Diary. The enemy was quiet on the whole, and ther…
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Dull day. Very cold. Artillery on
both sides very active. Rain.

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9 December 1915
Dull day. Very cold. Artillery on both sides very active. Rain. Commentary On this day, the Dalkeith Advertiser carried a story about three soldier brothers. Aitken Hume had just been wounded by a …
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Showery. Artillery very active.
Fatigues. Move up to T1 in evening.
Same spot as last time.

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8 December 1915
Showery. Artillery very active. Fatigues. Move up to T1 in evening. Same spot as last time. Commentary While George was getting soaked in the trenches, newspapers in the UK were marking the end of …
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December 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Showery. Heavy shelling. Fatigue
up com trench. Dugouts sodden.

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7 December 1915
Showery. Heavy shelling. Fatigue up com trench. Dugouts sodden. Commentary From the Battalion Diary:The rain continued throughout the week in the line, and constant work both by night and by day wa…
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Very wet.
Left Reninghelst at
1.30am. Arrived T7 7.30 wet through & muddied everywhere.
Trench in bad state. 6 in wet
?? dugout fit for ? Resembles the
Black Hole of Calcutta.

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6 December 1915
Very wet. Left Reninghelst at 1.30am. Arrived T7 7.30 wet through & muddied everywhere. Trench in bad state. 6 in wet ?? dugout fit for ? Resembles the Black Hole of Calcutta. Commentary From t…
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December 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Some things never change. Seeing that photo brought back memories. In Iraq we cooked in .50 caliber ammo cans. We would mix a bunch of MRE main courses and crumbled up crackers and make mulligan stew.
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Church service at YMCA. Wet
afternoon. Fine supper.
Chops chips onions and beans (loot)
cooked over brazier.

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5 December 1915
Church service at YMCA. Wet afternoon. Fine supper. Chops chips onions and beans (loot) cooked over brazier. Commentary The 5th December was a Sunday, so George had a break from grenade school. As …
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Very wet. Digging fatigue at
Grenade School.

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4 December 1915
Very wet. Digging fatigue at Grenade School. Commentary Today saw the death from wounds of another Liverpool Scottish soldier. Before the war, Henry (Harry) Woodman Ross (4734) had worked as a froz…
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Very wet. Pictures in evening.

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3 December 1915
Very wet. Pictures in evening. Commentary With very little news of the Liverpool Scottish today, a return to obituaries of soldiers who were killed during the charge at Hooge in June. First Attack …
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Digging fatigue at Grenade School.
YMCA in evening. Div. Band playing.
Wet evening.

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2 December 1915
Digging fatigue at Grenade School. YMCA in evening. Div. Band playing. Wet evening. Commentary From the Battalion Diary Daily fatigue parties were furnished, including one of 1 Officer & 70 men…
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Visited YMCA.

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1 December 1915
Visited YMCA. Commentary From the Battalion Diary: The Battn rested at D CAMP, RENINGHELST for the first few days of the month. The YMCA at Reninghelst. The Mudlarks opening performance was on 19 J…
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We feed in [?] shacks at
Reninghelst. 18 [?] camp.
Very wet all day.

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30 November 1915
We feed in [?] shacks at Reninghelst. 18 [?] camp. Very wet all day. Commentary From the Battalion Diary: The following day [i.e. 30 November] a boot, sock + foot inspection was held, + the men&#82…
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Very wet. Relieved by LRBs.
Sergt. Major Belcher V.C.
in charge. No wash for 7 days.
Very badly in need of shave.
Long weary march.

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29 November 1915
Very wet. Relieved by LRBs. Sergt. Major Belcher V.C. in charge. No wash for 7 days. Very badly in need of shave. Long weary march. Commentary An end to the temporary truce for the Liverpool Scotti…
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November 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Whizbangs active. Saxons throw
parcels of fags across.
Cold & frosty. Interview with
Saxon. Corporal educated
Dresden University. Only for
war would have been at Cambridge.

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28 November 1915
Whizbangs active. Saxons throw parcels of fags across. Cold & frosty. Interview with Saxon. Corporal educated Dresden University. Only for war would have been at Cambridge. CommentaryOver three…
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Very frosty & cold. Whizbanged in
afternoon. Saxons 187 quiet.
Photo from corporal. Give
anything for bulley
New draft of 80.

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27 November 1915
Very frosty & cold. Whizbanged in afternoon. Saxons 187 quiet. Photo from corporal. Give anything for bulley New draft of 80. Commentary On 26 November, George recorded that some of the Liverpo…
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November 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Wet day. Very muddy. Saxons in
front. Very quiet. Meet our boys
in crater. Prussian artillery
very active. Little snow & plenty
of rain.

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26 November 1915
Wet day. Very muddy. Saxons in front. Very quiet. Meet our boys in crater. Prussian artillery very active. Little snow & plenty of rain. Commentary Battalion diary The enemy in front were SAXON…
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