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Monday 24 August – fine & warm

August 24, 2014 by Sarah McLennan

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Working on Keith Road School. Receive my Family Herald & Weekly Star from Montreal (1st copy).
Japan declares war against Germany.
The 1st engagement of English troops with the Germans is at Namur Belgium. I go to Neats in evening chatting with Lilian & Mr. Neat. Stayed until 11 pm.


*Namur, Belgium – A major target for the Germans during WWI as it was on their planned route into France. On August 21st 1914 the Germans bombarded the town without notice and it was occupied by German troops until the end of WWI.

 

Filed Under: 1914, Diary Entries Tagged With: France, Germany, Japan, mp3, WWI

Monday 10 August 1914 – very hot

August 10, 2014 by Sarah McLennan

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Start work on Keith Rd. School

Imperial Reserves in Canada are called to England. Canada is preparing to send 21,000 troops (volunteers) to Europe. Lord Kitchener wants 100,000 more men for the war.

To supper at Hugh Neill’s


*Horatio Herbert Kitchener – A famed British Army officer who fought in the Boer War as well as WWI. He was Secretary of State for War at the start of WWI, organizing the British volunteer army sent to fight Germany. He was killed in 1916 while on a warship, HMS Hampshire, that hit a German mine.

Filed Under: 1914, Diary Entries Tagged With: Canada, England, Europe, Germany, Hugh Neill's, mp3, warship, WWI

Saturday 8 August 1914

August 8, 2014 by Sarah McLennan

Working on house in morning. In afternoon to Theobald’s & Quirt’s. Left Vancouver at 6 pm for Burnaby. Arrive at Fetherstonhaugh at 8 pm. Leave 8:30 for Wagstaffe’s where I stay all night. Arthur Junior is not at home. Charles Germyn calls in morning regarding timber on Lots 3 and 4, District Lot 2087

Filed Under: 1914, Diary Entries Tagged With: Burnaby, Fetherstonhaugh, Germany, Quirt's, Theobald's, Vancouver

Tuesday 4 August 1914 – very hot

August 4, 2014 by Sarah McLennan

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Great Britain declares war against Germany 11 o’clock pm Aug: 4th
All Europe is now in arms
England, France, Russia, against Germany, Austria-Hungary

Charles pays $10 to Mills for furniture etc.

Filed Under: 1914, Diary Entries Tagged With: Austria-Hungary, England, Europe, France, Germany, Great Britain, mp3, Russia, war

Friday 31 July 1914 – very hot

July 31, 2014 by Sarah McLennan

https://greatwarchronicle.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Friday_July_31_1914.mp3
Worked all day on Keith Road School and laid off work in evening for good.
Charles is still out of work.
Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia are mobilising for war.

Filed Under: 1914, Diary Entries Tagged With: France, Germany, Great Britain, Keith Road School, mp3, Russia

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