Sewell

Fellow officer

Mentioned: 1917, 1918

A recurring companion from August 1917 on: managing the Chinese Labour Corps workforce in the yard, censoring the company's mail together, cards, dinners, and errands. One of the few names in this stretch of the diary with no earlier mentions that year.

Appears in the diary · 13 entries

1917

13 August 1917… – Spent the day laughing at the chinks. – Made the acquaintance of a couple of the officers of the C.L.C. – Sewell + Soothill. – They came up to tea + saved me from eating alone. – Was just starting up to …
23 August 1917… me back. – Much more congenial neighbourhood. – Too hot & dusty in the yard to do much so played cards with Sewell all aft. Did a bit of letter writing & got well into "The 1st Seven Divs".
28 August 1917Windy. Went to AUBIGNY with Sewell & 50 of his celestials to unload stone. Met Moon Creaghan and a lot more flying people in …
30 August 1917… eake and Winter moved in. – Len Rainboth, on his way to Camiers, missed his train and spent the aft here. – Sewell and I took in the "archies" after which he came back here for dinner and bridge.
8 October 1917Blustery. Nothing much doing. – Sewell + I continued our route march – Digby-Jones in to lunch so Peake hit him up for the off 4 …
11 October 1917Fine. – Clear. Cool. Walked over to Camblain with Sewell. – Lovely aft. – Saw Jeff. - Leave thro' – Cashed a cheque + came back. Corps moves tomor …
6 November 1917… ntire day in the V Corps Park. – Having censored and franked the mail of the company I lunched with Messrs. Sewell, Bridges and Sam Soothill of the Chinese Labour Corps, after which Mr. Soothill returned …
13 November 1917… Stockbridge – Gds. Div. S.C. in to lunch. – I like Allen. – He's a pukka English gentleman I should think. Sewell also came up to lunch. The O.C. & Murray went back to Aubigny with A&S. – Brought back a …
17 November 1917… . Junkin came in to lunch. – Took Peake's nag out again this aft. – Went over to BRAY & saw a rugger match. Sewell came over to dinner.
19 November 1917… have about reached the limit as regards slacking. – They know they have a good thing and are playing it. – Sewell & bridges can do absolutely nothing.
24 November 1917… ant shifted down from Gouy. Smeed Bull was down. Went for a short ride this aft but too windy to be decent. Sewell & Sam called for me and we breezed over to Acq. in a tender. Met a couple of their pals o …
11 December 1917Cold. Late getting up so was behind hand all morning. – Had to get Sewell to help with the mail. – Went up to Corps after lunch. – Saw Melville & got leave cheques …

1918

27 March 1918… able attention. Ross blew in this aft from Army school. – Had tea & dinner before following the Div. – Also Sewell & Hopkins. 1st Div. Engrs at Sudbury camp must go up tomorrow. VI Corps Ordinance officer …

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