Cummings

Fellow officer

Mentioned: 1917 only

A recurring presence throughout 1917: corps school at Pernes in January, in and out of the line through February and April (once with lumbago), taking over #4 Section, and lending Robertson blankets in mid-May. Last named in a casualty list that November: "Letter from Pete says it is a Blitey," i.e. a wound serious enough to be sent back to England.

Appears in the diary · 12 entries

1917

3 January 1917… limit. – Didn't work very hard being Wed. – Put up some wire this A.M. – Byng and Tuxford were poking around. Cummings went away to corps school at Pernes. – This aft I went over to Beugin & visited #2 coy. – …
30 January 1917… alling in on his way back so got up about 11. – As he didn’t I had to go down to Bully to see him this aft. – Cummings came up to visit me, so walked down with him & got the gossip from Corps school. – They h …
8 February 1917Cold. Wilson let the fire out so it’s none too steam-heated up here to-night. – Have been loafing all day. – Cummings came down from the line at noon & cleared for Blitey this eve’g. – Went down to the #2 wi …
19 February 1917… ly – out, down, in, & over I suppose. In the meantime, #4 sec. will relieve #3 on the night of the 21st 22nd. Cummings due back tonight.
22 February 1917second diaryOC up w Edgeware Looking for [?] Back to Bully Cummings came up. Bn relief.
3 April 1917… o see the relief map of the bosche back country. Leach was around at the mess this eve’g. – O.C. told me that Cummings would carry on with #4 Sec. Counted twenty-three dead horse on our journey today. Weather …
6 April 1917HEAVY RAIN "W" day again – Bombardment still goes on. – Fritz must be suffering. – Cummings took #4 sec. up tonight. Got first mail from Canada since I went down. – Also had a lette …
16 April 1917… gon cover again to-night. – Hoping that it weathers the storm. Wilson cut his hand & had to go to hospital. – Cummings came down from the line with lumbago. – Despatched him from Fld. Amb. To D.R.S. about 6.0 …
24 April 1917… ut 10 pages of orders etc. Came back to the horse-lines to attend pay-parade and back to billets for lunch. – Cummings + I went into ECOIVRES this aft to arrange for bathing the co’y. Had an omelette at the u …
6 May 1917… the 3rd for a day but feel like a tramp wandering from one co'y to another. Rode over to 4th Divl Engrs with Cummings this aft. Nothing stirring this eve'g till Hertzy came in about 11 & insisted on starting …
15 May 1917… l about getting me down there – shouldn't mind a bit. Jim Stock had bad news from home – may have to go back. Cummings gave me a couple of blankets & bedded me down over there. The count is talking about goin …
16 November 1917… me top side a horse in three months. Capt. Laurie in to tea & dinner. – Also spent the evening & four francs. Cummings name in the Cas. list. – Letter from Pete says it is a Blitey. – Also said old Bowles die …

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