Bridges

Fellow officer, labour/coolie management
Mentioned: 1917, 1918
Comrades in the field

Recurs in a Chinese Labour Corps management context from November 1917 (paired with Sewell, once lowercased in the manuscript as "bridges") through 1918, including moving the compound back in March. A June 1918 mention tags him to the 4th D.T.M.s, a different unit, but the surrounding continuity is treated as the same person.

Appears in the diary · 8 entries

1917

  • 6 November 1917… ay in the V Corps Park. – Having censored and franked the mail of the company I lunched with Messrs. Sewell, Bridges and Sam Soothill of the Chinese Labour Corps, after which Mr. Soothill returned the compl …
  • 15 November 1917Fine. Winter being away I didn't wake up too early. Wandered in the yard and listened to Bridges ravings till I got fed up so went over to the club with Murray. – Saw the cas. list in th …
  • 19 November 1917… out reached the limit as regards slacking. – They know they have a good thing and are playing it. – Sewell & bridges can do absolutely nothing.

1918

  • 4 February 1918Fair. Small train in to-day livened up the yard a bit. Discussed “Pelmanism”) with Bridges. Walked over to 3rd A.T. to see McCuaig & have tea. – He seems to think Nice is well wort …
  • 11 February 1918… in the yard. – A small train in this A.M. but was easily unloaded by about half the number of white labour. Bridges came in to tea & Keyt & Dunn later, from the leave train. – Dunn stayed to dinner.
  • 16 March 1918Fine. Heated discussion with Bridges on Bosche efficiency. – Scotty was in. – Crank-shaft bearing of small steamer snapped aga …
  • 29 March 1918… no signs of repeating his performance of yesterday till about 6 P.M. – Things had been so quiet all day that Bridges & about 200 coolies moved back to the compound. – He has dropped one now & again all even …
  • 2 June 1918… mericans in to brekker. – One from Chi. & the other from Georgia. – Went down to SAVY & had lunch with Gus & Bridges (4th D. T.M.s) – Went to 1st Div. Art. Sports this aft & heard things about myself from C …
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