Haigh

Fellow officer / friend

Mentioned: 1916, 1917

A fellow officer and friend, especially in the first half of 1916.

Appears in the diary · 9 entries

25 April 1916… a trip round the country in the side-car with Joe. - Very warm & dusty. - Went up to the 3rd F.C.C.E. with Haigh, for most of the aft. - Taylor blew in to 2nd A.T. to be o.c. trench wardens Morrow Kille …
7 May 1916… Cake, fudge & post from Hazel. – Papers from Charley – Letter from Sam. A few hands of showdown with Mac & Haigh. – Wrote to Cur’s mother & it took all evening. – Sam’s letter related chiefly to leave – …
14 May 1916… ok of a little nourishment – Read the Post. – Experimented with a loaded crop on a tin hat, worn by G.H. – Haigh disconsolate at getting no mail. Cheered up at dinner. – Tried out mother’s pudding. – A …
25 May 1916Cool – Showery. Breakfast at 1 P.M. – Tommy Williams & Galway were in. – Went up to 3rd Co’y this aft. – Haigh had a birthday. Joe took the boys out so yours truly looked after the mail & goes to bed …
6 July 1916… tte so I stuck around to keep 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.

12 January 1917… . – Had rather a rough ride. – “Duty” gets foolish when you are riding with anyone else. – Called on Joe & Haigh at COUPIGNY on the way back. – They have a pipe on that yard job. – Casey went on leave t …
10 February 1917… et to bed early tonight. Went back to Sains & had lunch with Pete & Pay. – Proceeded to Hersin & saw Joe & Haigh at CUP YARD. – Called for Pete on the way back & he came up for dinner – The Beer-Emmer ( …
4 July 1917… Yard this aft. to look over their stock. – Borrowed Peake's horse. – Had a few sets of Tennis with Junkin, Haigh & McCurdy. – They have a fine hard-cinder court. 250 Chinamen working down there make fin …
21 September 1917… Boswell's. – Rolston came up to[sic] but left early – Just a merry little party. – Three C.L.C. chaps and Haigh blew in unexpectedly. – Very proud of having been over the top twice + is now running for …