Private Walter Robertson was a patient at Hickwells in early 1916.  His entry in Nurse Oliver’s album reads:

 

Little Bits off Shrapnel, Little Bits

Off Shell makes A Soldier Weary

And Wishes He was in _______

 

England

 

Pte Walter Robertson

Second A & S Highlanders

 

Wounded Cambrin

 

On 22nd January 1916

 

There is insufficient information included here to identify Private Robertson and the battalion war diary for the day that he was wounded does not go into great detail either.  The entry reads:

 

22^nd January 1916

CAMBRIN

 

“Mining officers still unable to say whether Germans are under our lines… a relief seems to have taken place in the German line, trumpets being blown and much shouting across, this seems to indicate Saxons, a fine cold night.”

 

There is no mention of casualties on this date but there is also no summary included of casualties for the month either.

 

 

Sources and Acknowledgements

 

• The National Archives: War Diary of the 2^nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders: WO 95/2426