Washed out rooms in the morning. Had afternoon off and went with a small party from the Soldiers’ Home for a picnic on the moors. Pleasant day. Mr Inwood left a card for me to go to tea tomorrow. With Dunn and Moil.
Category Archives: 1915
13 August 1915; Friday
Pay parade. Received 5/-. Arm getting all right again. At Inwoods’ to supper. The new chap called Hame, in B8 room. He is a biological student. Orderly all day.
Received 5/- pay.
12 August 1915; Thursday
Off duty all day. Had walk along by Wharncliffe Hospital at night with Williams. Fine night. Arm slightly better but I felt rather seedy.
11 August 1915; Wednesday
Parade in the morning as usual. Inoculated in the afternoon. Had walk at night. Called at Inwoods’1 and afterwards had supper at Soldiers’ Home. Arm painful at night.
See page: Church – Who were they? ↩
10 August 1915; Tuesday
Got full drills and lectures in. Received letter from home saying Jack has gone to work at Scotia as a fitter or something. Wrote letter home at night. Put name in to be inoculated.
9 August 1915; Monday
Rain nearly all day. Didn’t get much drill. Had 5 lectures. Went to the chapel recreation room at night, and met the parson’s son who asked us up. Had supper with other two soldiers, and played a game. Received letter from home saying Charlie may enlist shortly.
8 August 1915; Sunday
Had church parade in the morning. Rain good part of the day. Went up to Mr Warhurst’s to tea. At chapel at night. Stayed to sacrament and went to Mr Inwood’s1 to supper. He set me to the barrack gates.
“Inmore” has been replaced by “Inwood”, evidently referring to the same family. See page: Church – Who were they? ↩
7 August 1915; Saturday
Rained most of the day. Washed out rooms first thing and the Major inspected them. He asked us questions as to whether we were †to be * * their† hand and all sorts†. Walked round a bit at night.
6 August 1915; Friday
Had drill as usual. At the Soldiers’ Home at night. Received 5/-
5 August 1915; Thursday
Had drill as usual. Bathing parade in the morning, and it was fine. Didn’t go out until last thing, when I went to the Soldiers’ Home. Wrote to Ernie and home.