Walter Draycott’s Great War Chronicle
North Vancouver Museum & Archives
Left Stafford for Liverpool Stn.
Left L’Pool 5:20 with Harry. Gertie & Mack see me off.
Arr 6:47 to Smiths. In Morning to Wm. Salt Library. Miss Bradlivy wants me to write her.
To Doctor @ 10:30 am, Good-bye Harry. Mr Smith & Eileen see me off for Leicester at 11:26 train with Harry who accompanies me. Arr Haverton, 12:30 train for Leicester @ 1:15 PM.
At Biddys.
Have hot welcome, loth to leave.
Leave L’Pool for Stafford. Leave drawing to a sudden close. Arr. Stafford & put up at Biddys
With Harry at L’Pool
Visit Doctors Alan and Norman Millar. Show curiosities & have dinner at the doctors’. Leave him a photo. To L’Pool in evening.
Leave Poperinghe at 6:18 am, arrive @ Boulogne 1:30. Boat (Victoria) does not leave until 4 PM. Go into Boulogne & have dinner. Back to boat and arrive at Folkestone 5:45.
Train for London leaves @ 6 PM arrive London @ 8:10 PM. Catch train for Stafford @ 8:50, arr Stafford @ 12 midnight.
At Ouderdom near Ypres. Have orders to put up Corporal’s Stripes. 42nd Bn lose 6 killed and 30 wounded by large shell dropping into Cavalry Bks. Ypres a Taube flies over our camp & our anti-craft guns drive it off @ 9 PM but not before it drops bombs near us damn him.
Huns busy around Hooge & Zillibeke
Busy making sketches from aeroplane photographs. Send sketches to the 3rd Canadian Division for their guidance.
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