On parade as usual. Not feeling very fit. Lecture in the afternoon. At the pictures at night with Black. His girl and another sitting next to us. Late in getting back.
Category Archives: February 1916
8 February 1916; Tuesday
Up at 7 o’clock. Had a cold. Stayed in at night. Walked to town at night. Met the younger Miss Mack and walked up with her and got her sister’s address. Fine night. On parade as usual.
7 February 1916; Monday
Not well in the morning. Up at 7 and on parade as usual. Got easy fatigue for a good job. Lay in bed after duty and didn’t have any tea. Had some soup. Wrote letters. Felt pretty bad in the lecture.
6 February 1916; Sunday
No church parade on account of wind. Went down to Clayport as usual. Walked up the road in the afternoon with Black and had a bath afterwards. At church in evening with Sharpley. Went into his hut afterwards and sat and talked until tattoo.
5 February 1916; Saturday
On parade in the morning as usual. Watched our camp play the Northumberland [?Fusiliers] and lose by 3 to 1. Had tea in town with Black and walked round a bit.
Changed straw in our palliasses1 and received pay.
Straw mattress; sometimes spelt as Fr. Paillasse, but Army pronunciation always ‘pally-ass’. ↩
4 February 1916; Friday
On parade as usual. Lecture in the afternoon. Stayed in at night and read. Went down to Y.M. last thing with Black.
3 February 1916; Thursday
On parade as usual. Lecture in the afternoon. On fatigue with Copeland. Walked to town at night with Black and then returned to camp.
2 February 1916; Wednesday
On parade as usual. Working for Copeland all day. Walked out with Black at night.
1 February 1916; Tuesday
On parade as usual. Up twice during the night at the latrines. Felt off first thing. Working with Copeland all day. No lecture. Walked into town at night with Black. Spoke to his girl and walked to the station with them. Wrote up diary.