Fine day. I go to Lodge in afternoon, have a nice time, get home about 10.30pm.
Monday 18 November Home
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Category Archives: WW1
Sunday 17 November Home
Fine day, we all keep up Xmas & have a good time. Go to Grove Church at night, very nice.
Saturday 16 November Home
Fine day. Manage to get 2 botts port. Nice time.
Friday 15 November Home
Fine day. Very nice time, but quiet.
Thursday 14 November Home
Fine day. Have a nice quiet time,
Wednesday 13 November Home
Fine day. Dick & I go to Weymouth, have a look around, but all very quiet, get home again about 3.30pm. Quiet time.
Tuesday 12 November
Dull morning I get up early & have breakfast, pde [parade] with first party about 6.30am & march off, get on board alright & sail about 8.30am. Arrive Dover about 10.am get train & arrive London 1.0pm. Catch train from Waterloo 2.0pm, arrive
Weymouth 6.10pm very good journey. Arrive Portland about 7.0pm & meet Dick he looks well. We get home about 8.0pm pretty tired.
Monday 11 November En Route
Fine day but cold. I get a train from Ligny to Boulogne arriving there about 4.0pm. We hear of the Armistice en route. Heavy rain at Boulogne. I leave there about 5.30pm & arrive Calais about 8.0pm. Very joyful crowd there, everyone singing etc. I get to No.1 Camp about 9.0pm, have a drink & turn in, Others come in during the night.
Sunday 10 November Preseau
Fine morning. I get ready for leave & get a Ford car about 11.0am & drive down to Cantimpre arriving about 1.30pm. Train due to leave at 3.30pm, but very late & eventually leaves at 8.30pm. Very fine but awful cold. We crawl all night & get to Ligny about 7.30am, very cold & tired on 11th inst.
Saturday 9 November Preseau
Fine day. I get orders for leave but can’t catch the motor. The leave party go at 1.30pm to Haspres. Fine night but very quiet.