Alexander / Alex

Fellow officer
Mentioned: 1916, 1917
Comrades in the field

A fellow officer and frequent companion through much of 1916.

Appears in the diary · 22 entries

1916

  • 4 February 1916Rotten, cold & rainy. Went up in the morning, and again at night. Got a nice chill, sticking around. Alexander - new wiring officer for 1st Bgde. Bill Walbank & O. Halloran called around, just in with …
  • 23 February 1916… m Bgde. Hqrs. Fritz dropped a couple on crossroads at Zweinbech. No material up. - Went up to R.E. Fm. to meet Alexander. Deep in a game of bridge so did not get home till late.- Two bus loads from the co’y att …
  • 24 February 1916… down - 115-34” paces per min. - Dropped in at Heavy Battery. 8” How. moved out from Anti A. fm. last night . - Alex, Cur, Pepler & self went into Baileuil for bath this aft. - Met Mk.III Pope & John Gwynn. …
  • 5 March 1916… g on M.G. Emp. - Surprising how quickly they work on a task job. - Dropped in at Heavy’s mess on way down with Alexander.
  • 13 March 1916… se early just the same. - Sure is a peach of a day. - Everybody has spring fever. - Rode up back of Locre with Alex & Fletcher. - Had our photos taken. - Warm work riding. Met Bill Walbank, Pont Armour & F …
  • 14 March 1916… too much for me. - Feeling decidedly off color. last night & this A.M. - Went down to the baths this aft. with Alex & got some of the color off. - Cur & I caught a wild horse in the field tonight.
  • 20 March 1916… kes from home this aft. - Lecture on Gas by Bowles (now C.S.M.) Pep got his Capt.cy. - Walked up to Locre with Alex. - Called on Fletcher, visited a couple of Winkels & brought back some stuff for dinner. …
  • 2 April 1916Met Wop Stewart. Hot. - Some row last night. - Hope it isn’t the usual thing. - Turner, Harvey, Alexander & self for front line - Turner and I came up this morning. - Country more desolate than I …
  • 3 April 19163 A.M. - still waiting. - Harvey & Alex got up with the men about 9.30 by making detour. - R.E. party has made several attempts t …
  • 7 April 1916Dull. - A bit of strafing at odd times all day. - Alex hot chased with whizz-bangs. Canon Scott was in. Got several trolleys running over part o …
  • 8 April 1916A beautiful day. Alex and I started for a stroll thro the supports but Fritz started a 3 minute interval strafe …
  • 10 April 1916… ht now. - Row started at 2 A.M. - After a powwow in the other D.O. To bed 2.45. Up at noon. - Took a walk with Alex thro the BEAN & POLLOCK. - Fritz brought down a Br. plane. - Is Lying all crumpled up on …
  • 11 April 1916… by both sides. We are in all of them, but Fritz still holds on in two. - After dinner put the pontoons over on Alex & Pete for a flock of pfennigs.
  • 12 April 1916… l run of Belgians & passed round the cigars. - They are nice clean people. - The C.R.E. paid us a call. - Mac, Alex & I borrowed his car & drove to Poperinghe for supplies. After dinner, wrote letters.
  • 14 April 1916… ood crowd anyway. - No work for me yet. - Called on 8th Co’y and saw “La” Scott. - Spent the evening with Pete Alex & Chafley playing “Sevens upwards”. Will have to build a few more pontoons.
  • 31 May 1916… ll game with 43rd cancelled. – Sent the boys to the cinema instead. Leave postponed till Monday. – Suits me. – Alex & Turner going this week end. – Don’t think I’ll get farther north than Oxford st. – Went …
  • 1 June 1916… e Vet – Had dinner with Boney & 2nd F.C.C.E. – Captive Balloon broke loose back of Kemmel Arranging leave with Alex.
  • 2 June 1916Warm. Alex came up and we rode into Pop. – Met Norm McCaghey & Bill Abbot at lunch – Something stirr …
  • 25 June 1916… 2nd A.T. Co’y Concert. A bit of a strafe going on over on the Guards front. Bombardment started nr. LaBassee. Alexander came in on his way out. – Fed him + sent him on his way rejoicing.
  • 27 October 1916Showery. – Taking it easy round billets. – Mac got orders to go back to Corps School again. – Guy & Alex came in to dinner. – Pete & I felt quite out of place among the 3-star M.C.’s - The Col d …

1917

  • 13 April 1917Fair to rain ECOIVRES Alexander came around this aft. + we went out for a ride. – Too much traffic and the roads are too …
  • 15 July 1917Cool. Alexander came over to lunch. – Afterwards borrowed Salmond's horse & went out. – Called on Maj. Vi …
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