Leave Gosport for Farnboro at 2:32 PM. Arr. Farnboro 5:10 PM & met on station by Miss Alwyn Browne who has taxi cab waiting for me. We drive & after entertaining them also initiating them into the game of Rummy I take leave of the family Root. Alwyne & I go to north camp. Alwyne kisses me and I board train for London at 9:40, arrive London 11:30 PM go to Union Jack Club.
Tuesday 7 March 1916
Snows heavily practically all day. I write letters.
Monday 6 March 1916
I go to the store and say goodbye to all. Ada Southam is madly in love with me – we kiss. Miss Kidd gives me a royal send off at the station.
Arr. London at 12:15. To Waterloo to take 1:15 train for Gosport. Arr. at 4:30 PM in a snowstorm. Go straight to Ernests & find both at home. Zepps kill 12 people & 33 injured (5 Children 4 Women).
Sunday 5 March 1916 – frost
Frost. Up at 9 am for a walk along river. Send telegram to Leicester. Leave Stafford at 2 PM for Leicester. Tony, Betty and Eileen see me off. Arr. Leicester at 4:30 go to aunts & stay night. Visit Miss Kidd & John Draycot. A zeppelin raid is taking place at 7 PM. All lights are put out but nothing happens.
German Airship Raids – On the evening of the March 5th into the morning of the 6th Germans sent 3 Zeppelins to bomb Rosyth, however high winds forced them instead to bomb Hull. The attack resulted in 18 deaths and 52 injuries with £25,000 worth of damage.
Saturday 4 March 1916 – fine
To Stoke on 1:18 train. Weather fine in morning. had fine interesting chat with Tony (Mr [N or W Hulme?]). Arr. Stoke 2 PM. Went to see Thomas I. Draycot. Back to Stafford 5 PM. To Betty’s for tea & after to doctors for medicine. At 8 PM to Betty’s for supper with Tony. Tony leaves for doctor at 10. Betty & I have interesting chat …. To bed at 11 PM at Mrs. Webbs Pvt. Boarding house where Tony stays.
Friday 3 March 1916 – snow flurries and cold wind
Snow flurries and cold winds. Up at 10:30 am and catch 11:25 train for Gnosall in company with Miss Eileen Smith. Went to Gnosall church & saw interior. An effigy to one of the Brough of Brough Hall is in the church. On to Ede’s & had dinner. Afterwards went to Coton for walk, visit the farms of Malpass & had enjoyable chat. Had tea at Malpass in [Glumpit?] farm thru to station. Left on 6:29 train with Eileen & Miss Gilbert. To Betty’s for supper & stayed until 11 PM.
Thursday 2 March 1916
To my digs at Mrs Webbs. Eileen & I go shopping during day, & pay visit to Sergeant Walkers fiancée. Snows heavily. Germans make 2nd assault on Verdun frightful losses at Douaumont.
Wednesday 1 March 1916
Home at 6 am up at 11 am & breakfast with Tony. With Tony & Doctor Miller at Betty’s until 1 am. T & Dr M. depart at 1 am for surgery. I stay with Betty and Eileen. E. to bed at 2 AM.
Tuesday 29 February 1916
To Betty’s at 4:30 for tea. Doctor Miller, Tony add to the party. Dr & Tony go to surgery at 1 am. I to join them there at 2 am.
Monday 28 February 1916
Up at 7:30 am woke Harry. Went down to Queens dock with him to see his boat S.S. Elwy, said good bye at 11 am. To town purchasing, back home. Said good byes to all at 1:30 PM. Harry, Gert I & II (baby) see me off at Lime street. 2:40 train arr. Crewe 3:45 leave 4:15 for Stafford. P&O liner Maloja strikes a mine in English Channel and 44 lives lost. Germans driven in Verdun. Big battle. Heaps of dead.
*The battle of Verdun – The battle of Verdun was fought from Feb 21st to December 18th 1916 and was the longest single battle of WWI. Verdun was a fortress city and a salient on the western front. The German attack on Verdun brought about a shift in the German strategy as they were now poised to invest more troops on the western front with the assumption that Russia, on the brink of revolution, would soon drop out of the war effort. The idea was to attack Verdun and bring as many French troops into the battle as possible, eventually bleeding France into submission. The Germans however suffered losses equal to that of the French during the battle and were never able to take Verdun. The losses on both sides were huge with over a million casualties combined and no advantage was gained by either side.
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