Pete Cornell

Fellow soldier / close friend

Mentioned: 1915, 1916

One of Robertson's closest friends, present from his earliest days of training and still close by 1916.

Appears in the diary · 5 entries

2 March 1915… tty sore this aft. – Roamed at large on 1st class deck all aft. – Some good boxing. – “B” sub well to the fore. – Pete Cornell won his bout. & Monty (Art) layed low a big bruiser in the column. – 6:30 P.M. – Ham just …
7 March 1915… ere we have a fine house with a good crowd in it. Eleven of us all told. Monty, Ham, Mackay, Seath, Mac, Redwood, Cornell, Pryme, Moss & I with Montgomery as Corpl. In charge. Spent the day wasting floors. The o …

29 January 1916… es tomorrow. - Started out 11 A.M. - Visited 11st Bty. Hhorse lines, 4th Bty Guns. - Saw Pryme, Art, Montgomery & Pete Cornell. - Mac up in front line. - Had lunch in gun pit with Pete & Monty. - Went up to 2nd & 1st …
27 May 1916… o look after – Makes me feel like a loafer. – Took a run down to Ouderdom on Dolly this aft. – Saw Tom Williams & Pete Corneil – Sent a note to Ted & made out a prov. schedule for my leave. – Very few men again tonig …
23 June 1916… Pretty warm going up – Got drenched coming back. – Kicked the football + tossed a game of quoits after dinner. – Pete Cornell was around with 4th Batty wagons. – Cleaned up on Casey + Bevan playing cold hands. – The …