13 September 1915; Monday

On duty as usual and on the parade ground. Received word that I had to go with a party to the Wharncliffe War Hospital1 in the morning.


  1. Wharncliffe War Hospital”: 3 miles NW of Sheffield city centre; it was the building of the West Riding Asylum, offered by its Board as a war hospital early in 1915, effective from 1 April 1915; over 2,000 beds, X-­ray section, 3 operating theatres etc. See also Sheffield map