Left again for France
Departure put off
Archives for August 2015
Thursday 19 August 1915
No parade this morning
Wednesday 18 August 1915
Passionate letter from Starking No. 1 by express post. I sent kit bag to Harry my bro.
To Rifle range at 1:30. A march of 10 miles to fire 10 shots. I make good score. No mention of draft departures. A Zeppelin drops bombs on ASHFORD Canterbury Kent where I was stationed 3 weeks . 39 casualties.
*German Airship Raids – The Germans again attempted to bomb London on the 17th and 18th of August, sending four Zeppelins. Two had to turn back due to technical problems, one bombed Ashford, Kent mistaking it for Woolwich. Another reached London but still was unable to bomb London as it mistook the Lea Valley reservoirs for the Thames and dropped its bombs on Walthamstow and Leytonstone, killing 10 and injuring 48 people. The Zeppelin was able to get away but two weeks later the same airship was struck by lightning and caught fire killing the entire crew.
Tuesday 17 August 1915 – showers
Germans bombard Whitehaven and Coast of Northumberland.
Attend Muster Parade at 9 am. Send Cap badge and collar badge to Mrs (Rev’d) A.T Stone of Barrow on Soar.
Monday 16 August 1915 – showers
My name goes in for the draft for the front.
Passed [farcial?] Medical Officer and served out with full kit.
Have orders “not to leave the lines”. Went on parade (ceremonial) for inspection by Duke or Prince of Teck and others
Went into Cheriton and bought a pair of boots.
Sunday 15 August 1915
To post office and sent letters away. Said good bye to Miss Rusell and others.
Left Ashford 11:34 train arrive 12:15 pm
Not reported absent. Writing letters in afternoon.
Saturday 14 August 1915
My pass for Ashford and Canterbury is not granted. Reason given am attached still to Headquarters.
Left Shorncliffe for Ashford at [3] pm.
To the Harmon family and had tea. With Miss Lawrence (Jessie) and William Harmon.
To post office at 8 and stayed till – 9 pm. Chatting with the girls
Friday 13 August 1915
Put in a pass for Ashford to fetch kit back.
Wrote letters in morning.
Went for walk with Private Master and got back at 8:30 pm.
Thursday 12 August 1915
Worked up till 2 pm when an order came to pack up and rejoin my unit the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry. I refused to transfer into the Canadian Ordnance Corps but did not mind being attached.
Left Ashford at 5:56; train to Shorncliffe arrived at 7 pm. Quite a change.
Escorted Miss Challis home from C of E Soldier’s Club.
Wednesday 11 August 1915
Making a table for the ordnance office. Pleasant work.
L/c Vivian turns up after absence of 4 days.
