At work as usual. Got work nicely up to date. Read a bit and did some Pelman1. Wrote letter to Ernie and posted it last thing.
Air Raid over Lowestoft2.
Pelman: See 6 January 1914. ↩
See note on 14 April 1915. ↩
Category Archives: 1915
14 April 1915; Wednesday
At work as usual. German Air Raid on North East Coast1. One Zeppelin passed over Blyth, Wallsend and South Shields and over the sea again. No lives lost, very little damage done. Mother and Gertie down at Rowe’s. Joe and I went out for a walk and found that all the electric lights were out and the cars2 stopped in the streets. Charlie working until after mid-night and brought us news what it was.
Wikipedia’s summary of Zeppelin raids in 1915 notes only that “two Navy raids failed due to bad weather on 14 and 15 April.” ↩
“Cars”, as noted previously, means “tram-cars” at this period – powered through overhead electric cables. ↩
13 April 1915; Tuesday
At work as usual. Directors’ meeting day and I was late for dinner. Choir practice at night. Walked up with Blaikie and talked at our door a long time.
12 April 1915; Monday
At work as usual. Took summary for Mr Scott. Late for dinner. Played and read at night. Had walk last thing. Kronprinz Wilhelm1 interned at Newport.
Kronprinz Wilhelm: another German liner, built 1901, converted to auxiliary warship, interned in Newport, USA, 11 April 1915, converted by US Govt. to troopship April 1917. See also Prinz Eitel Friedrich in note on 7 April 1915. ↩
11 April 1915; Sunday
At chapel all day and at Sunday School as usual. Mr Chadwick preaching and preached pretty well. Came up with Willie Peake at night and talked a long time. Played a bit and read. Fine night. Rumour of the loss of the Queen Mary and big sea fight1.
“Queen Mary…”: If referring to HMS Queen Mary, the last battlecruiser built by the Royal Navy before World War I, this rumour was clearly unfounded. Queen Mary was in fact sunk at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. ↩
10 April 1915; Saturday
9 April 1915; Friday
At work as usual. Went down to Willie Wanless’s at night, and afterwards called at Mr Chadwick’s with the missionary statement, and received the Shiney Row money. Stayed till nearly 10 o’clock and talked a bit over church affairs. He was rather down in the dumps.
8 April 1915; Thursday
At work as usual. Called at Waggotts’ and got the missionary money and made it up. Did a bit shorthand1 .
See Pitman’s Shorthand. ↩
7 April 1915; Wednesday
At work as usual. Played a bit at night and read a bit. Mother and Gertie at the pictures.
Prinz Eitel Freidrich [sic]1 interned at Newport about this time.
Prinz Eitel Friedrich: a German liner, built 1904, converted to auxiliary cruiser, sank 11 small vessels in south Atlantic & Pacific; interned in Newport, USA, 11 March 1915, converted by US Govt. to troopship April 1917. ↩
6 April 1915; Tuesday
Resumed work. Busy all day. Shaved at night. Read in afternoon. Wrote up diary. Had short walk with Charlie. Played a bit.