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Friday Xmas Day 25 December 1914

December 25, 2014 by Sarah McLennan

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Bombardment ceased. English have taken Lille. Inch of ice on pond on farm yard. Our Christmas breakfast consists of Bully Beef & biscuits & tea.
I received greeting from King George & Queen Mary with photos (of them both).
In afternoon at 2 pm I go to the 4th Battalion King’s Royal Rifle camp. I have the privilege of being introduced to the Staff Officers & Major Hereward Wake & Colonel Oxley of the Kings Royal Rifles are among them. I shake hands with all the officers & have a good time all round. Have dinner at the Officers’ Mess & tea at the Head Quarters Cook House. I leave at 5 pm for the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry camp loaded with meat biscuits (Peak Freans) & other delicacies. There are several crucifixes & shrines at the village of Blaringhem.
The Canadians have only had Bully beef & biscuits all day & a little bacon at night. No bread of course.
Very light bombarding on the front but the KRR & Ghurkas lost a lot of men in trench taking.


*KRR-Kings Royal Rifles
**Ghurkas – Nepalese military units within the British Indian Army. 200,000 Gurkhas served in the British army over WWI and the Ghurkas fought in a wide variety of countries and battles during the war

Filed Under: 1914, Diary Entries Tagged With: Blaringhem, Canadian light infantry camp, King George, KRR & Ghurkas, Major Hereward Wake, mp3, Queen Mary, Xmas Day

Thursday 17 December 1914

December 17, 2014 by Sarah McLennan

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Transferred to the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. Allotted to No. 2 Company. with Regimental No. 883.

Filed Under: 1914, Diary Entries Tagged With: Canadian light infantry camp, mp3

Wednesday 16 December 1914 – fine

December 16, 2014 by Sarah McLennan

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Had good night’s sleep & 1st for a week or more. I sent daily postcards to Ernest. Sent £10 Postal Order to Maud Draycot of Seagrave.
Went to Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry camp & obtained transfer documents. Spoke to the Colonel & other Officers. Back to Rifle Depot 3:30 pm

Filed Under: 1914, Diary Entries Tagged With: Canadian light infantry camp, Maud Draycot, mp3, Rifle Depot

Tuesday 15 December 1914 – fine

December 15, 2014 by Sarah McLennan

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Saw the Commanding Officer of the Company at 11 am. He enquires regarding my transfer. I go to the 4th Kings Royal Rifles camp at 2 pm & see Captain C.V.L Poe, Captain C.J.T.R Wingfield & Lieutenants Jones & Smith. Have an interesting chat with them, Especially Captain Poe. I also meet other Non- Commissioned Officers whom I knew. I go to the camp of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry 4th Battalion & saw Sergeant Major Eames regarding transfer. Camps are very muddy 6“to 9” deep. Back to Rifle Depot at 6 pm. Changed & out to town.

Filed Under: 1914, Diary Entries Tagged With: Canadian light infantry camp, Captain C.J.T.R Wingfield, Captain C.V.L Poe, Kings Royal Rifles, Lieutenant Jones, Lieutenant Smith, mp3, Sergeant Major Eames

Monday 14 December 1914 – rain

December 14, 2014 by Sarah McLennan

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Up at 7 am had bad night on account of man who continually had fits during the night.
Received letter from the Sergeant Major of the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry. I go to Orderly room and receive orders to wait for transfer. Waiting for Colonel of P.P.C.L.I. to give his consent.
I go out at 2 pm & have a stroll round.
I visit the Cathedral & attend divine serve. To tea at a refreshment room where the ladies are daughters & wives of nobility.


*P.P.C.L.I. – Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry – During August of 1914 Captain Andrew Hamilton Gault offered to provide $100,000 to finance and equip a battalion for overseas services in WWI. The government accepted and the battalion was quickly mobilized, arriving in England October 18th 1914. They left for France on December 21st and at that time were the only Canadian infantry unit on the battlefield.

Filed Under: 1914, Diary Entries Tagged With: Canadian light infantry camp, Colonel of P.P.C.L.I., mp3

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