Redelsperger
Officer, French Mission
Mentioned: 1917, 1918
Comrades in the field An officer with the French Mission, a dinner guest on November 6, 1917 (the same evening Robertson writes his entry as a Samuel Pepys parody), and lunched with again the next day. "Redel," almost certainly a nickname contraction, reappears a month later on December 17, rounded up for cards and visited at his billet.
Appears in the diary · 8 entries
1917
- 6 November 1917… ng for material (ruddy optimist) I was forced to return to the yard without my accustomed after luncheon nap. Mr. Redelsperger, of the French Mission was our guest at dinner tonight, after which we indulged in the ol …
- 7 November 1917Rain – Fair & cool. Lunched with Redelsperger at the club. Read the riot act to one of Flux's men about contravention of censorship rul …
- 17 December 1917… ppen during the boss's absence. – Being a poor sort of afternoon, rounded up Murray, Herts (Trans. Of W. Yorks) + Redel, for a little game. After dinner we visited Redel's billet. Plenty of strafing going on. …
1918
- 8 February 1918Rainy. Nothing much doing. The C.E. is in London on business. – About the change in formation it is said. Redelsperger & Bardec came up after dinner for a game.
- 14 February 1918Dull Skipper went to AMIENS Redelsperger & Bardec came up after dinner.
- 9 March 1918Fine. Everyone went to Aubigny this aft. so held the fort & read John Stuart Mill. – Redel & Bardec were going to put on an offensive this evening but failed to appear. Time change …
- 15 March 1918… to Aubigny. – Skipper & Gus walked in. Kreilsheimer took Tobin’s place.Hank Smith, Junkin + Smee came in to tea. Redel & Bardec were up to dinner. Fritz over bombing. – 40ft. Wide crater near XIII Corps Sup. …
- 23 March 1918… say that we have it all over the boche in the air. “N” Corps will probably shift. Cassels was in to tea. Bardac & Redel came up.