8th May, 1918

It was the most fearsome night ever...

Lucy Sinton Kelly

Nurse during the First World War

Arrived in Calias [sic]* from Étaples at 9.30 a.m.Sr Turner & I went for our letters to 35 Gen** & missed the train we were to catch it at Fontenette but it did not come there, went to Audroux [sic]*** we got a car there, had great trouble in finding the train, it was the most fearsome night ever, had wakened at 12.45 a.m most awful bang quite near & then oh horror searchlights right over our trains it was terrible, lasted until 3 a.m then we were moved out at once to Étaples for garage.

* Calais
** General Hospital
*** Audrix