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Tuesday 15 October 1918

October 15, 2018 by Sarah McLennan

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– fair

Mr. Nye & Mr. Sharpe met me @ stn. with auto & drive up to my home.  I stay @ Mr. Nye’s at night.  Up @ 8 am & go down to my home.  It looks dilapidated.  Mrs. Graham left a fortnight ago for England & Eileen left a week ago.  There are only bare tables & chairs & stove.  No provisions.  Mr. Jack Nye gives me invitation to stay at his place till my place is in ship shape order.  I accept.

Mrs. Graham has loaned her gramophone to Mrs. Pinnell.  Why not loan it to me? After doing her good services.

Filed Under: 1918, Diary Entries Tagged With: mp3, Mrs. Graham, Nye, Pinnell, Sharpe

Saturday 12 October 1918

October 12, 2018 by Sarah McLennan

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– fine

Breakfast at 7.15.  Scrambled eggs, potatoes & porridge.

Arrive Winnipeg at 4 am.  Mrs. Smith & Eileen on platform to meet me.  [……..] of joy on seeing me.  We try the major for a stop off but he cannot consent to it.  We sit in Waiting Hall & chat.  Did goodbyes, they are in tears.  Leave @ 5 am.  Both look well.  Arr. Brandon 9 am.  Town dead.  Noone about.  Arr. Regina 5 pm.  No reception, no questions asked. […] dissatisfied & enraged at the cold reception to […].  Arr. Swift Current 11 pm.  We get cigarettes & fruit but boys are in bed. People ask why they went to bed so soon & get the reply “It was owing to the cool reception down the line”.

Filed Under: 1918, Diary Entries Tagged With: Brandon, mp3, Regina, Swift Current, Winnipeg

Friday 4 October 1918

October 9, 2018 by Sarah McLennan

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 – very cold

We enter calm waters between Labrador & Newfoundland.  Have fall of snow.  I am put into Military District #11 (B.C.)

Filed Under: 1918, Diary Entries Tagged With: mp3

Thursday 3 October 1918

October 9, 2018 by Sarah McLennan

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 – rough, high wind

Foggy & drizzle rain.  Many large icebergs seen.  We have been fed on stew for some time.

Filed Under: 1918, Diary Entries Tagged With: mp3

Tuesday 1 October 1918

October 1, 2018 by Sarah McLennan

– high wind
Misty in morning. Heavy seas. Ship rolling heavily, needs much ballast. The rolling is detrimental & agonising to the poor cripples.

Filed Under: 1918, Diary Entries Tagged With: mp3

Thursday 26 September 1918

September 26, 2018 by Sarah McLennan

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– misty
High seas running. Misty with fine rain. Breakfast at 8 am, dinner 12, tea 5 pm. Some of the men down with mal de mer. Boats pitching heavily On S.S. Kyber Pass.

Filed Under: Diary Entries Tagged With: mp3, S.S. Kyber Pass

Wednesday 25 September 1918

September 25, 2018 by Sarah McLennan

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– fine, rain
Clear in morning but turned to light rain in evening. Dirty night. Slept well during night. I am put in charge of Boat no. 6. We have 9 transports with a camouflaged cruiser & 5 torpedo boat destroyers.

Filed Under: 1918, Diary Entries Tagged With: mp3, torpedo

Tuesday 24 September 1918

September 24, 2018 by Sarah McLennan

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– fine
Up at 5 am. Breakfast prepared by Sister Gerard at 6 am. Said goodbye to Sister who burst into tears. She was amiable, generous & kindhearted. We leave Orpington Stn. at 7.50 am for London. Go to Tower of London to assemble. There are parties from Bearwood, Epsom, etc. Take train for Tilbury Docks at [Mark Lane!]. Board transport (ambulances) at No. 64 at 1 pm. Move down Thames & anchor till morning. S.S. Kyber Pass.
*SS Khyber was a 9,000 ton ship operated by the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P & O Line).

Filed Under: 1918, Diary Entries Tagged With: mp3, Orpington, Thames, Tilbury Docks

Saturday 21 September 1918

September 21, 2018 by Sarah McLennan

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– cloudy & windy
To station at Orpington. No kitbag has arrived but ask L/C i/c of transport who looks at his book & sees entry of my name in it. I go to Quartermasters store & after diligent search I find missing kitbag. Unbounded Joy! I go to Post Office & send telegram to Harry & afterwards a letter. In afternoon to St. Mary Cray with Nield. Call at Pipe family & get invitation for tea tomorrow.

Filed Under: 1918, Diary Entries Tagged With: mp3, Orpington

Monday 26 August 1918

August 26, 2018 by Sarah McLennan

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17,000 prisoners captured in Haig’’s advance yesterday. In afternoon to see English Women’’ s Forestry Corps with Goulding(an Australian) & others. We do some scrumping for apples on our return. We ate so many that two of us had to go to bed.

*Scrumping is the term used by the women of the Forestry Corps for climbing the high walls of an orchard and pilfering the apples.

Filed Under: 1918, Diary Entries Tagged With: mp3, Women Forestry Corps

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