Up at 6 o’clock. Mopped out room. Paraded at 9 o’clock and had to drill my squad until 10. Missed the next parade as I was looking after chairs and coals. Went to Y.M. in the afternoon and wrote home and to Betty. Had tea with other 5 of our room at the Y.M. Returned to the barracks and then went to the Wesleyan church guild meeting. Met Mr Inwood there and he asked me up tomorrow.
Tag Archives: Chapel
12 March 1916; Sunday
At church in the morning and evening. Took duty in the dining hall for Sharpley. Betty at church at night. I was in their pew. Sang one nice hymn. Sat and talked to her a good bit after her sister had gone into the house.
5 March 1916; Sunday
At Clayport Church in the morning and evening. Sharpley with me at night. Had short walk in the afternoon.
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.
20 February 1916; Sunday
Got up late. At chapel late with Father in the morning. Went with Ernie at night and sat in Tulips’pew. Went down in the car and saw Gertie in it. Called at Grandmother’s in the afternoon and saw her, Aunt Esther and Uncle Jack. Spoke to a few chapel friends. Ernie and Hilda and Moira to dinner and tea and we had two chickens and pork for dinner. Played piano a bit. Sent postcard to Betty.
At Home.
Ernie’s finger better, Father’s not much. I got out a spelk1. Shook hands with Father.
13 February 1916; Sunday
Up at 7 o’clock. At church as usual. Walked up road in the afternoon. At church with Sharpley at night. Walked round with him afterwards but missed Miss Mack. Fine moonlight light [sic] and enjoyed the walk.
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.
30 January 1916; Sunday
At church as usual. Set Misses Mack a few yards in the morning. In the afternoon walked to the top of the bank with Black and met Sergeant Sharpley. At night went with Sergeant Sharpley to Clayport and afterwards set up the Misses Mack to the farm. Stayed and talked until late and didn’t get back to camp until after Last Post.
23 January 1916; Sunday
Church parade. Had a cold. At church in the morning and sat in the same pew as the Misses Mack and merely nodded. Didn’t overtake them coming back to camp owing to the man I was with stopping to speak to Mr Douglas. They didn’t turn out at night. Cold worse. Read all the afternoon and finished I will Repay1.
“I Will Repay”: novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, author of The Scarlet Pimpernel, who lived at Acol (near Thanet in Kent). I Will Repay is the second Scarlet Pimpernel book written by Orczy although it comes chronologically third in the series, after Sir Percy Leads the Band and before The Elusive Pimpernel. See also I Will Repay and Arthur Linfoot’s Library. ↩
16 January 1916; Sunday
At church (Clayport) as usual. Stayed in the recreation room all the afternoon. Walked a few yards with the younger Miss Mack in the morning. Walked up to the camp with Miss Alder and that Tyneside Scotch chap and wished him goodbye. In Y.M. last thing. Played the piano a bit. Received letter case from home.