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Sunday 28 February 1915 – bright

February 28, 2015 by Sarah McLennan

Took a walk with Ernest around Alverstoke in morning and evening.

Filed Under: 1915, Diary Entries Tagged With: Alverstoke

Saturday 27 February 1915

February 27, 2015 by Sarah McLennan

English and French bombard the Dardanelles and reduce 4 forts to powder.

A card party at Draycots.
Ernest, [Martin], Mr Walker and myself, up till 12 midnight.

*The Naval Bombardment of the Dardanelles – Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, was eager to push the navy into the Gallipoli Peninsula to attack Ottoman defenses there. He hoped that an all-naval assault in the Dardanelles Straights would provide a path to Constantinople and knock Turkey out of the war, as well as open a supply lane to Russia. The plan was to attack the heavily fortified cliffs with naval artillery and sweep minefields along the way. The campaign failed, as naval power alone was unable to destroy the Turkish forts or their mobile batteries. The failure was an embarrassment for Churchill, who was dismissed from his post at the Admiralty in the aftermath.

Filed Under: 1915, Diary Entries Tagged With: Dardanelles, Draycots, The Naval Bombardment of the Dardanelles

Friday 26 February

February 26, 2015 by Sarah McLennan

No entry

Filed Under: 1915, Diary Entries

Thursday 25 February 1915 – frost

February 25, 2015 by Sarah McLennan

My aunt Mrs Anne Humphreys is buried at Caerleon (2 pm) Church, Monmouthshire
Germans sink 2 American 3 Norwegian and 1 Spanish ships in this “Blockade”


*German Naval Blockade of 1915 – On February 4th of 1915 Germany officially declared a naval blockade of Britain. They stated that the waters around Great Britain and Ireland were now a war zone and that after February 18th any merchant ship in the region would be destroyed. This declaration was quickly protested by the Americans who traded with Britain but had not yet entered the war. Due to this protest the Germans withdrew the declaration. However it was restated in 1917 and soon after the U.S. joined the war effort.

Filed Under: 1915, Diary Entries Tagged With: American ships, Caerleon Church, Monmouthshire Germans, Norwegian ships, Spanish ship

Wednesday 24 February 1915 – snow

February 24, 2015 by Sarah McLennan

Writing out and copying manuscript on Draycot family.

My Birthday 32 Years of Age

Filed Under: 1915, Diary Entries

Tuesday 23 February 1915 – fine and frosty

February 23, 2015 by Sarah McLennan

Write letters in morning to Lilian of Bath and Miss Sister Gosling of Oxford.
Writing out manuscript for my book on Draycot family.

Filed Under: 1915, Diary Entries Tagged With: Oxford

Monday 22 February 1915 – snow

February 22, 2015 by Sarah McLennan

To the Orderly Room at New Barracks Gosport and get an extension of two weeks leave after medically examined by a Doctor of Royal Army Medical Corps. Colonel of the Highland Light Infantry signs the pass.
Snowing in afternoon.
Ernest and I recopy the family tree.

Filed Under: 1915, Diary Entries Tagged With: Highland Light Infantry, New Barracks Gosport, Royal Army Medical Corps

Sunday 21 February 1915

February 21, 2015 by Sarah McLennan

Took long walk with Ernest.

My Aunt Mrs Anne Humphreys died at 11 pm, peacefully

Filed Under: 1915, Diary Entries

Saturday 20 February 1915 – fine

February 20, 2015 by Sarah McLennan

Writing letters all morning.
Shown round the art schools of Gosport with Ernest.
To a theatre with Ernest at 7:30 pm. Home at 10:30 pm

Filed Under: 1915, Diary Entries Tagged With: art school, Gosport

Friday 19 February 1915 – showers

February 19, 2015 by Sarah McLennan

Up at 8:30. Letters from Bessie and Harry. A newspaper cutting from the Daily Vancouver Province gives a glowing account of myself re wounded etc.
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Filed Under: 1915, Diary Entries Tagged With: Daily Vancouver Province

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