15th April 1916 Arthur’s letter writing has been interrupted by their landlady’s raging and screaming; a wet morning, but the football match still goes ahead, followed by pay day for the men; thankfully the affair of Subaltern T. has been … Continued
14th April 1916 Arthur has had a busy day of letter writing and sorting out the paperwork for his new draft of 24 men; his recent toothache has been cured by an application of carbolic; Arthur has no news to … Continued
12th April 1916 The cold, windy and wet weather is not helping Arthur’s mood – the post is delayed, he is worried about his Subaltern, T., plus he is having a difficult time trying to phrase an appropriate letter to … Continued
11th April 1916 A dull and wet day – with a morning march for the men across muddy countryside to a temporary brigade bathhouse; Arthur is experimenting with a new cross-country signalling system; news of re-enforcements arriving soon, including some … Continued
10th April 1916 New rules issued now mean the troops have to wear their steel helmets when on parade and the officers also have to wear shoulder tabs like the men’s [presumably in order to make them less of a … Continued
9th April 1916 Arthur has had a troublesome day, hoping to write at length to Dollie, but alas events have conspired against him; one of his normally hard working Subalterns (in the care of one of Dollie’s brothers) went on … Continued
8th April 1916 Arthur has a bundle of Dollie’s letters to answer but has been busy for the past few days – a long journey to a French workshop and Brigade sports have taken all his waking hours; he longs … Continued
6th April 1916 Arthur has had a hectic two days working at the Court Martial – not helped by the fact he has had a raging toothache; Arthur is overjoyed to read however that Dollie’s recent meeting with Fr McNamara … Continued
4th April 1916 Arthur is anxious to hear from Dollie about how she got on with Fr McNamara [presumably as a prelude to becoming a Catholic before their proposed marriage]; Arthur has a rotten job to perform tomorrow: “I have … Continued
3rd April 1916 Arthur is worried that Dollie has caught the flu from her Mother; another busy day full of Company business and arrangements for the sports – Arthur is pleased with the performance of his men (B Coy); the … Continued