Sammy / Sam

1915

• 26 March 1915… t. - I'm mighty glad she + the folks pull so well. - I can tell they are fond of her. Food drill + gun drill - Sammy on leave. - 2 aeroplanes + 2 destroyers. - Some sox from Mac's dad.
• 23 April 1915… baths below Leas. - Saw Gotenby with a detachment of the C.A.V.C. - Must look him up. - Mail arr'd to-day that Sammy had sent up to London for me. - Buck came over so went in town + had tea with him. - Met …
• 17 May 1915… ws - Had supper in town with Scriver + strolled around after. - Had a late pass so went down to the pier + met Sammy. Started to rain so we went into Maestrani's for a while but got soaked coming up Militar …
• 24 May 1915Ball game with McG. Hospital. Doing musketry at Hythe. Mac + Pryme added to the draft. Sammy drowning his sorrows. Feel just rotten myself. Fred Fisher's name amongst killed.
• 12 June 1915second diary10 men for draft. - In town with Sammy + Guy - Met a bunch of the Pats. - Bath. Wrote letters - L
• 14 June 1915second diaryOn guard with Ham + Guy + Sammy. - 3rd relief. 1-3,7-9 - Chas. Cameron + Lawrence Motaffy were over so we borrowed some c …
• 15 June 1915second diaryOff guard 9 A.M. + went to bed. Stayed off aft. parade + went in town with Ham + Sammy + ate at Soldier's Home. Wrote letters + came home early as Ham had a date. Got new issue …
• 18 June 1915second diaryOn Q.M.S. fatigue - Changing paliasses - Went in town with Geo, Ham + Sammy. Went to the show. - Lost Geo!
• 1 July 1915… rated by washing dishes. - George came over + lured me into town despite my resolutions of last night. - Ham + Sammy went in too but Sam had a date + left early. - Met Monty's brother + went around to the P …
• 8 July 1915Showery. - 2nd Battery out on manoeuvres with guns so we had nothing to do but stables at 5P.M. Sammy feeling sick so stayed in to look after him. - Geo was over. - Rotten wet evening. Went o …
• 21 July 1915S.M. put all old gunners on cleaning up the yard. - Beat it at 3.30 met Ham + went in town to see Sammy. - Loafed around for a while in eve. but Ham had a date so I came out early + read. Lette …
• 25 July 1915… l for 1st time in 3 mos. - Open air service. - Bruce Taylor preaching. - Very good. - Went in with Hame to see Sammy + afterwards over to the Warren. Had tea over there + sat on the cliffs to watch the moon …
• 28 July 1915… - Had breakfast + came in by bus. - Slept all morning. - Kit inspection - Slipped off to town about 2.30 - Saw Sammy at the Hospital + went over to the Warren. Came out about 9.15. Ham went on pass.
• 31 July 1915Out for an exercise ride. - Sammy out of hospital. - Went in town in aft. + met Jack Magruther. - Awful crown in town. - Wa …
• 11 August 1915… ons only. Pretty hot - Stayed in to do C.B. for Bill McLean this eve. He and Ham in town to the K.R.T. dinner. Sammy came back.