Walter Draycott’s Great War Chronicle
North Vancouver Museum & Archives
Up at 9:50 am & to town at 11 am. Visited the Old Haymarket Recruiting Office to enquire about self. Not much satisfaction, but they send wire to Kings Royal Rifle Corps Depot.
Back to Old Swan again & stayed for dinner. Back to Old Haymarket again – no reply to wire.
Go to Picton Reading Room & gain more information re Draycots of Staffordshire.
* Kings Royal Rifle Corps – A British Army infantry regiment, during WWI they fought on the western front as well as in Macedonia and Italy.
Slept in bed till 10 am then up & looking around. To Upton’s at 5 pm & showed picture postcards & views of Canada. Met Miss Lyons & John Upton. Had very nice time & left at 10:30 pm. Back to Harry’s & had a chat with Mrs Simcock.
Liverpool at last.
Passengers & crew very busy.
We land at 2 pm but boat draws up to Landing Stage at 1 pm. I assist Miss Gething, Mrs Ginn, Miss Durham & other helpless women to go thro’ the customs. I say good bye to them all & have Miss Gething & Miss Durham in tears. I leave the Customs in a cab for home & Harry’s in Old Swan. A welcome. At 6 pm to J.G. Upton’s & receive a great welcome
*Old Swan – An inner-city area of Liverpool, England
Writing letters
Saw a 1st Class Cruiser & several other vessels. Also Wolf Island & the Bull, Cow & Calf off the South Coast of Ireland.
Everyone regretting the ending of the voyage.
Attended a Whist Drive and got 2nd place. Score 137 the winner 138
*The Bull, Cow & Calf near the South Coast of Ireland are small rocky islands that sit just off of Dursey Island, on the southwest tip of Ireland.
Up at 7:30 am. Breakfast at 8 etc:
Showing picture postcards to Miss Gething, Miss Durham, Mrs Ald and Mrs Josland
Explaining the wonders of the west
Took part in a concert with Mr T. Thompson of Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Had a very nice time.
Up at 7:30 am. Breakfast at 8 am.
Had conversation with Miss Gething of Wolverhampton for two hours.
Luncheon at 1 pm & afterwards played cards & visited the Barber.
Signed Document at Purser’s Office.
Up at 7:35 am. Breakfast at 8 pm & played cards & walked deck till noon. Luncheon at 1 pm.
Singing songs in afternoon & told stories till dinner at 6:30 pm.
Attended Whist drive at 8:30 pm which ended at 11:05 pm.
To bed at 12 midnight
Miss Ginn 1st Prize
Miss Gething 3rd Prize
*Whist – A classic English card game, most popular in the 18th and 19th century. A social event (often a fund-raiser) where many different variants of Whist are played is called a “Whist Drive.”
Up at 7:25 am & walked on deck. Breakfast at 8 am. Luncheon at 1 pm & dinner at 6:50 pm.
Weather rough & swelly.
Up at 7 am. Breakfast 8 am.
Divine Service at 10:50 am,
Rev Roberts of Saskatoon preaches.
Weather rough and foggy
Up to present I have not been sick.
Very stormy & boat pitching
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