Tom, Alice & Reni see me off @ Derby station on Monday morning.
Leave Derby at 8.8 am. Arr. Manchester 9.55 am – leave M. @ 10.30 am. Arr. L.pool 11.35
Harry is home for two days. Sunday, Mon. & Tuesday.
Walter Draycott’s Great War Chronicle
North Vancouver Museum & Archives
Tom, Alice & Reni see me off @ Derby station on Monday morning.
Leave Derby at 8.8 am. Arr. Manchester 9.55 am – leave M. @ 10.30 am. Arr. L.pool 11.35
Harry is home for two days. Sunday, Mon. & Tuesday.
Went to see H. Draycot on Sunday afternoon. 12th Aug.
Visited Stanley Grange on Sat. morning 11th Aug. Walked in from Derby – 7 miles & took train back to Derby @ 1.30 pm.
Left Ramsgate 10 am arr London 12.3. noon. Had dinner @ YMCA. Went by 1.45 pm train for Kettering & 5:15 for Leicester arr Leicester @ 6.5. Stayed @ Aunts. Meet Fred who is in Khaki. Gone away @ 8:50 for Beckingham.
——————————
Leave Leicester @ 8.25 am. Arr. Derby 9.40 am.
On Friday ————————————–
Monday, leave Derby 8.8 am. Arr. Manchester 9:55 am. Leave Manchester 10.30 am. Arr. Liverpool 11.37 am.
Up a @ 8 am. Went Leicester Library. Had dinner @ Aunts. Left Lei. @ 2.25. Arr London 5 pm.
To London Bridge by tube in station. Left L. Bdge 6.21 pm. Arr. Ramsgate 9.8. pm
To Seagrave by train @ 9:45. Called to see Maud & May & went on to Seagrave with Maud by bike. Back to Leicester by 1:44 (left 1.22). In evening to Palace Theatre with Daisy, Mrs. Cook & Mrs. —.
Left Stafford 12:25 for Nuneaton & Leicester. Saw J. Bankes in Stafford. Did not stop to speak.
Missed the 11:50 (Lime St.) am by 2 minutes. Confound the luck! Harry, Gert & Jenny Mac to see me off. Next train @ 2 pm. In meantime we go to Walkers Art Gallery to see Canadian war pictures.
Leave @ 2 pm for Stafford. Forget to change @ Crewe. Am taken on to Rugby 5 pm. Take train from Rugby 4:55 pm. Arr. Staff 7:30 pm.
Stayed indoors all day.
Stayed indoors all day.
|
|
|
|
READ TODAY'S
This site is best viewed with the most recent version of all major web browsers.
To view our Privacy Policy, click here.
North Vancouver Museum & Archives
3203 Institute Rd.,
North Vancouver BC,
V7K 3E5
Tel.
604-990-3700, ext. 8016.
www.nvma.ca
Email: EMAIL US