On parade as usual. At Y.M. at night.
All posts by Arthur Linfoot
5 March 1916; Sunday
At Clayport Church in the morning and evening. Sharpley with me at night. Had short walk in the afternoon.
4 March 1916; Saturday
3 March 1916; Friday
Usual day’s work. At Y.M. at night.
2 March 1916; Thursday
On parade as usual. Went to pictures at night with Sharpley. Finished reply to Franchie.
1 March 1916; Wednesday
29 February 1916; Tuesday
On parade as usual. At the pictures at night with Sharpley.
28 February 1916; Monday
On parade as usual. Detailed off with some Engineers† for road making. Stayed in at night. Black arrived back.
27 February 1916; Sunday
Snow lying pretty thickly. At church in the morning. Walked up the road with Sharpley in the afternoon and at church at night. Mr Don preaching in the morning but another chap at night. Walked up to High† House at night with Sharpley, and the two sisters.
26 February 1916; Saturday
On parade as usual in the morning. Read a bit in the afternoon. Met Betty at 5.30 on the High† Road. Snowed pretty heavily both when I was waiting and when we were together. Sheltered behind a tree in the High† Road, and then again in the plantation at the foot of the High† House Road. Talked a good many things. I told her about our family and she told me about her people too. Elder sister married and in Glasgow, brother at the front. Other sister school teacher and younger sister at home. Brother younger too. Grandmother died recently. Told me that she had knocked about with a chap for 3 years and he went to the front. I said was he gone 1 and she said yes. Left her at 9 o’clock. Had a pleasant night.
“Gone”: Possibly a euphemism for “dead”, presumably having been killed in action? ↩