Up at 6 o’clock. Wrote letters all morning. Rather bad with diarrhoea and took it easy. Went to town and bought wrist watch at night, and then went for Guild Meeting at the Wesleyan church. Mr Inwood asked me to play. Played at Guild Meeting. Had supper and <at> Inwoods’ and hurried back. Mr Inwood set me back.
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7 October 1915; Thursday
Got up 6 o’clock. Paraded 6.30. Overlooked men doing general work. Went down to Inwoods’ at night and played the piano. Had very pleasant evening.
28 September 1915; Tuesday
At hospital again, with Lieutenant Jones. Route march in the afternoon, about 10 miles. Enjoyed it. Got back something after 6 o’clock. Went to Inwoods’ at night and played the piano. Didn’t leave until late.
26 September 1915; Sunday
Slept in guard room. At church in the morning. Very busy arranging new hospital party. Wrote some letters and went to Inwoods’ to tea. At church at night, and stayed to sacrament. Stayed at Inwoods’ to supper.
25 September 1915; Saturday
23 September 1915; Thursday
At hospital as usual. The afternoon spent in picking out draft. Moil included; me left behind. At Inwoods’ again at night and at Miss Chapman’s private room to a nice supper. Bade Goodbye to Moil at night.
22 September 1915; Wednesday
At hospital as usual. Out with Moil at night. Came off Stable Guard at 6 o’clock. Went to Inwoods’ at night, but didn’t stay to supper. Bade a sort of farewell because we didn’t know who was going away tomorrow.
10 September 1915; Friday
On parade as usual. Had wild† squads out. Managed pretty well. A bit upset about all the chaps going away. Went to Inwoods’ at night, but only saw Colman†. Received 8/‐ wages.
Had to take discharged man to the station in after<noon> with me. He was in fearful condition with drink.
9 September 1915; Thursday
Had a squad out trying to drill them. In a bit of a fog all day, but managed pretty well. Called in at Inwoods’ at night and had some music.
The Welsh Party chosen. All the men from P Company excepting the latest recruits, physically unfit and the hospital party.
7 September 1915; Tuesday
On parade as usual. Busy all day. Went to Inwoods’ at night. Received stripe Tuesday12.
“Stripe”: this was a single stripe, denoting lance-corporal; a full corporal got two stripes, a sergeant three. On this day ALL also sent his mother a post card to inform her of his promotion – see photo accompanying the 4 September entry. This may have been promotion to ‘acting’, ie temporary, rank – ALL reverted to Private on arrival in France; see 31 May 1916 – but see also the second footnote. ↩
In an interview given by ALL in 1976, he says “I am the only man in France who went through the war Lance Corporal acting Private with Lance Corporal’s pay.” It would appear that ALL’s later demotion from “acting” Lance Corporal may have been a mistake. ↩