Walter Draycott’s Great War Chronicle
North Vancouver Museum & Archives
Left Ramsgate 10 am arr London 12.3. noon. Had dinner @ YMCA. Went by 1.45 pm train for Kettering & 5:15 for Leicester arr Leicester @ 6.5. Stayed @ Aunts. Meet Fred who is in Khaki. Gone away @ 8:50 for Beckingham.
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Leave Leicester @ 8.25 am. Arr. Derby 9.40 am.
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Monday, leave Derby 8.8 am. Arr. Manchester 9:55 am. Leave Manchester 10.30 am. Arr. Liverpool 11.37 am.
Up a @ 8 am. Went Leicester Library. Had dinner @ Aunts. Left Lei. @ 2.25. Arr London 5 pm.
To London Bridge by tube in station. Left L. Bdge 6.21 pm. Arr. Ramsgate 9.8. pm
To Seagrave by train @ 9:45. Called to see Maud & May & went on to Seagrave with Maud by bike. Back to Leicester by 1:44 (left 1.22). In evening to Palace Theatre with Daisy, Mrs. Cook & Mrs. —.
Left Stafford 12:25 for Nuneaton & Leicester. Saw J. Bankes in Stafford. Did not stop to speak.
Missed the 11:50 (Lime St.) am by 2 minutes. Confound the luck! Harry, Gert & Jenny Mac to see me off. Next train @ 2 pm. In meantime we go to Walkers Art Gallery to see Canadian war pictures.
Leave @ 2 pm for Stafford. Forget to change @ Crewe. Am taken on to Rugby 5 pm. Take train from Rugby 4:55 pm. Arr. Staff 7:30 pm.
Stayed indoors all day.
Stayed indoors all day.
@ 8 am going to business where Mrs. Draycot is. After chat I to see solicitor Bigg at 15 Friars Lane. Not there. Go to Police Court where he is. I call him from the court & talk with him in passing re my bro Chester Draycot. Ask him to send telegram to O.C. Hosp. Ramsgate. Leave 5/- with Officer [Boyton Telg.]. To see Miss Southam at 11 am. AT 12:30 to Wilson Restaurant for cup of café with Daisy.
To dinner @ 1 pm with Daisy & Elsie. Back to see Mrs. Draycot. Say goodbye & take train to Liverpool 2:42 pm. Arrive L’pool after change @ Manchester.
Call at Uptons, all @ home. To Harry’s at 10:30 pm. He just arrives home from Hospl.
Left Ramsgate 1:45 train for Leicester arriving @7:45 pm (London 5:40). Stayed @ YMCA for night. Met Daisy & Elsie.
* Proclamation issued changing name of British Royal House to Windsor.
Map of Bridgnorth
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