Up at 7 am. Left Draycots @ 8:10. Visit the shop & said good bye to all. Miss Southorn sees me off at station. Arr London @ 11:30 AM but find boat train departed @ 8:30. R.T.O. given me.
Leave London @ 12 noon for Ashford, arr 3 PM visit Ms Ansell @ the Harmer family. Leave Ashford for Shorncliffe 6:30 to see Ms Ashmore @ Lord Roberts Club and Miss Cornwall @ the Rectory, Cheriton.
To Folkestone @ 10:30. Stayed the night at Hotel Foster.
Friday 11 August 1916
Flying visit to Seagrave then to Aunt Louise Draycot @ Leicester.
Thursday 10 August 1916 (Entries in Both Diaries… date for second entry shows as August 9, 1916 but actions make earlier diary for August 10)
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.
Wednesday 9 August 1916
At Biddys.
Have hot welcome, loth to leave.
Tuesday 8 August 1916
Leave L’Pool for Stafford. Leave drawing to a sudden close. Arr. Stafford & put up at Biddys
Monday 7 August 1916
With Harry at L’Pool
Sunday 6 August 1916
Visit Doctors Alan and Norman Millar. Show curiosities & have dinner at the doctors’. Leave him a photo. To L’Pool in evening.
Saturday 5 August 1916
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.
Thursday 3 August 1916
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.
Wednesday 2 August 1916
Huns busy around Hooge & Zillibeke
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