– fine, rain showers
Left Orpington for London to enquire re kitbag. Have no pass. To Euston Stn., Willesden Junction Stn. no result.. Go to Cannon St. Stn. (LB&SC Ry) thence to St. Paul’s Stn. (near St. Paul’s Cathedral) lost property office. They refer me to Holborn Stn. (Chatham & Devon line). No result. Onto Charing Cross, same result. Had dinner at [Bea…] Hut, Charing Cross. Take train for Orpington at Charing + 2.55. Arr. 4 pm. Am not missed at hospital. Feeling very tired & have headache. I wire Harry.
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Thursday 19 September 1918
– rain heavy
No news re kit bag.
I go to Rly. Stn. & telegraph to Harry re kitbag. Also to Orpington & telegraph to Mrs. Simcock 53 Orleans Rd. Stoneycroft re kitbag & Harry @ Parkgate. Have a tea in town. Call @ Pipes Bros. who give me invitation to tea this afternoon @ 4 pm.
Wednesday 18 September 1918
– rain
No news of kit bag. Today’s departure cancelled. Nield & I go to see Mrs. Foy & Miss Moulton of the Women’s Forestry Corps. They gave us photos of the company which we very much appreciated. Came home via St. Mary Cray.
Tuesday 17 September 1918
– rain
My kitbag which Harry sent last Saturday not received.
We are told to get ready for Wednesday next to go back to Canada direct by boat.
Nield, a Sergt. & I go to St. Mary Cray & have tea with the girls of the Co-Operative stores. Their invitation.
Monday 16, September 1918
– cloudy, rain at night
In afternoon to see Miss Mary Chilvers sister of Mrs. Draycot of Mapperly & Lily her sister also. Introduced to Mrs. Hawley. Had tea with Mary & later a long chat with Mary & Mrs. Hawley. Met Mr. Hawley later. Mrs. Hawley lost her only daughter in a torpedoed ship in Mediterranean Sea a few months ago. I return by bus. Mary to see me off. Am given another invitation.
Sunday 15 September 1918
– rain
Busy writing letters.
Monrufret & I go to St. Mary Cray & St. Pauls Cray. Gather mushrooms & watercress.
Saturday 14 September 1918
– rain
Rumour has it that we go away on Wednesday next straight to the boat. I go into Orpington & send telegram for my belongings, photos, etc. Also send Harry 10/- by wire. Writing letters all day to all & sundry. To Orpington in evening & meet Nield.
Monrufret returns from leave: his name omitted from boat list.
Yanks capture St. Mihiel & 13,000 prisoners.
*In this WWI cemetery, the graves of 4153 American soldiers who died in the 1918 Battle of St-Mihiel radiate towards a central sundial topped by a white American eagle.
Friday 13 September 1918
– fine
Up @ 8.30 am. Say farewell goodbyes. Draw £10 out of bank.
Harry sees me off on the 2 pm train for London. Dear little girlie cries her eyes out when seeing me off from the house. Arr London 6.45 take tube to London Bridge. Entrain @ 7.50 for Orpington. Arr 8.30 pm.
Thursday 12 September 1918
– high winds & rain
Started out with Harry @ 10 am. For Chester. Harry purchases photographic material in town. I go on to Eastham, Hooton, Gt. Hollington & Chester. Arr. Chester @ 1.30 pm. Leave Chester at 2 pm for Neston. Have lunch at Mrs. Putt’s 6 m. outside Chester. Showers & rain on the way. Repair a girl’s bike on road (Miss Mackie of Anfield). Thro’ Neston & Parkgate. Have tea at cross roads Ashfield. Leave Parkgate 6.45, arr. Old Swan 8 pm having done 50 miles by bike.
Wednesday 11 September 1918
– rain
Awakened by Miss Hilda Upton to whom I give an odontoglossum orchid flower cost of which is 5/-. Girlie & I take a walk between showers. Two lady friends of the family visit us. I escort them home to West Derby. We sit up till 12 midnight.
*Odontoglossum is a genus of about 100 orchids.
