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The “Mack” (McGill?) family in Alnwick appear to have been members of the Clayport Presbyterian Church, which Arthur Linfoot attended regularly during his days in Alnwick. He appears to have been particularly fond of Betty Mack.

8 January 1916; Saturday

8 January 16January 1916Alnwick, MackArthur Linfoot

Up at 7.30. Breakfast not until 8.15. Paraded as usual. Went for a walk with Black (after having a bath) and had tea in the town. Saw Miss Mack at night, but merely spoke. Went to try to get into the pictures, but couldn’t.

6 January 1916; Thursday

6 January 16January 1916Alnwick, Letters, Mack, SandwithArthur Linfoot

Up at 7.30. Paraded before the adjutant. On fatigue all morning. Had lecture in the afternoon. Went to town to get hair cut and saw Miss Mack but didn’t speak. Wrote letter to Sandwith. Falmer said he had sent a letter for me to the colonel by mistake, but I can’t find anything about it. Went to bed at usual time.

5 January 1916; Wednesday

5 January 16January 1916Alnwick, Birthday, Ernie, MackArthur Linfoot

Ernie’s Birthday. Up at 7.30. All men paraded before the adjutant. I didn’t turn up and was told to do so in future. Went to the pictures at night with Black. Pretty good pictures. Saw the Misses Mack again and Black and I set them up. Got back just at 10 o’clock.

4 January 1916; Tuesday

4 January 16January 1916Alnwick, Don, MackArthur Linfoot

Up at 7.30. Paraded men again. Collins turned up in the afternoon. Had a bit trouble in the afternoon about a lecture – our men on fatigues. Got late passes and went to Mr Don’s house at night. Had good time. Green, Metgrave and I set two ladies (the Misses Mack¹) to their home at High† House and didn’t get back to camp until about 1 o’clock.

At Mr Don’s.

At Barton’s Farm in the morning seeing about the milk account.

Perhaps “The Misses Mack” was how the Misses McGill were known to their friends; at any rate, “Mack” hereinafter supersedes “McGill” in the Diary and footnotes. ↩

2 January 1916; Sunday

2 January 16January 1916Alnwick, Chapel, MackArthur Linfoot

Got up about 7.45. Breakfast 8.30. Went to church at 11 o’clock. Miss McGill¹ told me the date of the social is changed to the 13th. Spent afternoon about YM. At church again at night. A lady asked me if I would be at the social tomorrow night.

Miss McGill: Miss Mack? See 4 January. ↩

28 November 1915; Sunday

28 November 15November 1915Alnwick, Chapel, Mack, MapArthur Linfoot

At church in the morning and evening, Clayport church¹. Went with Green and some more chaps to deer† Park and Brizlee Tower². Cold but fine. Enjoyed the walk and were up the tower. At Y.M.C.A. at night. Came down with Miss McGill³ and Sergeant Sharp. He was with us at church.

Clayport Church: See 21 November. ↩
Brizlee Hill and Tower (marked on map) are 2 miles NW. of Alnwick, in Hulne Park (the word preceding “park” is probably a lazy way of writing “deer”, as transcribed, and is certainly not “Brizlee”.).

See also Alnwick map. ↩
Miss McGill: Miss Mack? See 4 January 1916. ↩

The Diary of Arthur L. Linfoot

58th Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C.