Ernie (Ernest D. McIntosh)

Fellow soldier / friend from home

Mentioned: 1915, 1916, 1917

Ernest D. McIntosh: a fellow McGill Applied Science student (third-year Civil, from Carleton Place, Ontario) who enlisted alongside Robertson in February 1915, per a McGill student newspaper clipping (and a Montreal daily's fuller report of the send-off) announcing the departure of five Science undergraduates for the 21st Artillery. Corresponded with regularly throughout 1915 and 1916.

Appears in the diary · 15 entries

1915

11 May 1915second diaryWrote Ernie. Bought kit bag. Dentist.

1916

1 January 1916… up. - Walked in town with MKIII. - Rec’d notification of arrival of [?] of apples at Stn. - Also card from Ernie says 3rd Battery at Dover. Wired [?] - Going over tomorrow.
2 January 1916… y for Sunday. - Beat it down to Sandgate to get a bus at 9A.M. - No bus till 10. - Arr’d Dover 11.45 - Met Ernie & Clint, Castle Bks. - Had lunch at Grand. - Too wet to go out - Took a short stroll on t …
27 June 1916… up to 2nd Batt’y with Bevan – Saw Cameron – Cape’s Battery in nr. Dickebusch. – Looked them up this aft – Ernie at billets nr. Vlammer so missed him. – Started to rain like blazes. – Canon Scott came i …
29 June 1916… 30 AM. Breakfast & bed at 4. – Got up at 10 & tramped down to billets via route A. – Called at 107th & saw Ernie & some of the others. Stayed down to bring the secs. Up. – Left billets 9.15 – All quiet. …
6 July 1916… p house – Pretty slow. – Nothing to do but pitch horse-shoes with the Major. – Haigh came up to dinner and Ernie was around later for a while. Good news from the south again.
15 July 1916Clear – Warm. Bomb throwing. – Inspected Dickebusch huts this aft. Saw Ernie at Battery. He was surprised to find out I had rec’d some news. Lee Starthy came around f …

1917

22 January 1917… He blew the periscope all to hell to-day, & what was better, took me over to the battery to dinner. – Saw Ernie Jordan & Dostey.
11 February 1917… pt most of the aft & wrote a couple of letters. – No mail. – Had planned a little trip tomorrow, to see if Ernie or Clint was in the vicinity but Col. McCuaig came around this eve’g & wants some of his …
9 April 1917… horse lines moved up almost immediately. – Organization seems perfect. Went up to BERTHONVAL FM this aft. Ernie up forward. – Hope he gets thru O.K. – Saw Clyde & Clint. – Also Baldy Stevenson. – Lou A …
22 May 1917… n answering the letter that arr'd yesterday. – Imagine they have had a cold wave in MH – Must try + locate Ernie one of these days + get some gossip.
30 May 1917Warm. Was figuring on taking a trip up forward to try & locate Ernie, till Joe blew over & suggested a hike to Béthune. – We hit out about 10.30 & got back in …
2 June 1917Hot. Went on a tour with Tenau this aft. – Was wanting to see Ernie so trekked up to ZOUAVE VALLEY. – Called at the battery but as he was back at BERTHONVAL …
27 December 1917… f the C.C.H.A. seems to be around there so evidently they don't expect to have much happen round here. Saw Ernie for a few minutes & dined with Scully who is out again with the 8th. +12
29 December 1917… Picked up a bit of a cold somewhere. – Nothing much doing. Boswell came down after lunch & stayed a while. Ernie came in & we chewed the rag & had tea in the room. – Much milder tonight. – Afraid it won …

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