Welsh Party picked & none of my friends in it. McNeil Russell & Phillips to go. Russell came in drunk at night.
Category Archives: 1915
2 September 1915; Thursday
Turned out for parade as usual. Put into the cookhouse again. Great anxiety about Wales. Got to know at night I was probably not going. Got heavy cold. Put two late passes in.
1 September 1915; Wednesday
On parade as usual. New men included in the afternoon. We had two hours drill in the afternoon. Our corporal told us that that 200 men were to go to Wales on Saturday and considerable anxiety about it.
31 August 1915; Tuesday
On parade in the morning. [2½ lines crossed out; in part apparently next day’s entry, inserted on wrong page.] On parade as usual. Went to Inwoods’ at night. Corporal Findlater there. Played a game or two. Miss Inwood still away. In the cookhouse all day and it is a rotten job.
30 August 1915; Monday
On parade as usual. Had walk with Dunn, Hoare and Moil. Received letter from Charlie making arrangements for Saturday. A rumour going round about going to Wales shortly.
29 August 1915; Sunday
At church parade in the morning with over-coats. At Inwoods’ to tea and supper with Hoare and a lot of other soldiers. Played a bit. Miss Inwood away for the weekend.
28 August 1915; Saturday
On parade in the morning. Cleaned out rooms. I was orderly man, and missed a route march which the other fellows did.
Received postcard from Joe saying Marmie was going through Sheffield1 and I might see her. Spent the afternoon in the station but didn’t see her. Mr Young† finished off my job. Had tea in the Soldiers’ Home. Played the piano a good bit.
We do not know where Marmie was going; perhaps to Lincoln, where she and Joe had lived up to 1914. ↩
27 August 1915; Friday
26 August 1915; Thursday
On Guard. Commenced duty 9 o’clock in the morning. I went on until 11.30. Grand day. A lot of recruits came in.
25 August 1915; Wednesday
Drilled all day. Went to Mr Inwood’s at night with Dunn. I played the piano. Miss Inwood sang some songs and we were still getting on with the Concones1 when some other soldiers came and we played other things. Got to know I was to be on guard tomorrow.
At Inwoods’2 with Dunn.
“Concones”: widely-used singing exercises by the Italian composer and teacher, Giuseppe Concone; used by Charlie with ALL at home. ↩
See page: Church – Who were they? ↩