No Church today, am feeling [bum?] All in with a cold.
Scores of aeroplanes are passing overhead, also airships.
Lieutenant Bevington and 4 other Officers go to the Front to join Princess Pats
Saturday 24 July 1915 – showers
Paraded before Medical Doctors for fitness to go to Army Ordnance Corps at Ashford, Kent.
To D.A.A.G[Deputy Assistant Adjutant General] Office with papers.
To Folkestone at 7:15 and walk back to camp, arrive at 9:20. I escort Miss Cornewall to Rectory.
Friday 23 July 1915 – showers
Paraded at Office of D.A.A.G [Deputy Assistant Adjutant General] Canadian Headquarters for Regiment Employment.
Met Old Tim Lycett (now Regimental Sergeant Major of 12th Battalion of King’s Royal Rifles) and [C.A.M?] [Robson or Rowson?].
They were marching down to the boat and I marched 2 miles with them ahead of Battalion with Colonel Paine and Captain Buller etc.
They embarked at 9:30 pm. I escort Miss Cornewall to Rectory.
Thursday 22 July 1915 – rain
Private Baldock goes to Canada on discharge.
Parade for Regimental Employment.
I escort Miss Cornewall to Rectory at 9:30 pm.
Wednesday 21 July 1915 – rain
Making a letter rack for Officers Mess.
I escort Miss Cornewall to Rectory at 9:30 pm
Tuesday 20 July 1915
Received a gift book from Mrs Beatrice Smith of Stafford.
Monday 19 July 1915 – fair
Writing letters all day.
Have a very bad cold.
Colonel Buller inspects the Princess Patricia’s and Company gives him 3 cheers.
Placed £17 in post office savings bank making £20 in all.
Sunday 18 July 1915 – fine
To St. Nicholas’s Church at Newington Village for morning service.
Stay in camp all day.
Saturday 17 July 1915 – fair
Send £3 to Mrs E. Rawsthorne of 49 Deane Road, Kensington, Liverpool, and £4.10 to Miss K. Hustwayte of Risley Co. Derby. The above was money left by Private Hustwayte and Lance Corporal Rawsthorne for me to forward.
I also send [kitting?] to Mrs Rawsthorne and one to my bro’ Harry for myself. I go to Folkestone with Private Thomas. I visit the Fisherfolk and have chat with them. Back to camp at 11:35.
Friday 16 July 1915 – rain
Making letter box.
A draft of 15 men of Old Princess Patricias and 235 of P.P.s from MacGill [sic] University 250 men altogether. Private Hustwayte and Lance Corporal Rawsthorne included.
It rains and blows a gale and they are in it.
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