Stock

Fellow officer

Mentioned: 1916, 1917

A fellow officer in 1916, involved in a Somme attack that July.

Appears in the diary · 10 entries

29 January 1916… Cornell. - Mac up in front line. - Had lunch in gun pit with Pete & Monty. - Went up to 2nd & 1st Co’ys. - Stock & the others seem to be finding the 1st Div. about the same as I do. - The 3rd Div. won’t …
3 July 1916… ious. – The gunners are giving Fritz a poor time around Mt. Sorrel – Preparing for the 8th show tonight. – Stock is up to go over & consolidate. – I’d rather like his opportunity. – Good news of the off …
4 July 1916… st entertaining. – The show has been on & off all day, being finally cancelled from corps. Rather rough on Stock’s nerves. –
29 September 1916Rainy & cold. – Took over from 2nd Coy. – Rode in & went over job with Stock. – City engineers of Coucellette & Contral maison. – Wiled away the afternoon with the Na …
6 November 1916… lunch at #1 Coy & visited dentist. – Saw my new horse & tried out another remount. – Called at #2 Co’y. – Stock has asked for a ruling on seniority. – Met Cummings & Bonnel – Came up with ration wagon. …
12 November 1916Clear & Bright. What else could it be on my last day up. – Stew Laing came up with Stock & another sup. Went around the line + thereby risked my leave. Called on Buster for refre …

19 April 1917… l steadily. Everyone running out of cigarettes & getting absolutely fed up with the rest of the world. Jim Stock came around this aft. & gave a talk on the Administration of the Engineer Services. No pa …
15 May 1917… the C.E.'s staff & that he had spoken to the Gen'l about getting me down there – shouldn't mind a bit. Jim Stock had bad news from home – may have to go back. Cummings gave me a couple of blankets & bed …
17 May 1917… corps so that if things work out right I should get a star the next time there is a vacancy in a company. Stock got away to Canada to-day so that just leaves Fether, Cassells, Page, Pope & myself out o …
22 May 1917… y work yet or not. – Maj. Pep. says that there has been no capt. in #4 Co'y since Sandy McPhee left & that Stock was slated for it. – Now that he is gone it seems as tho’ I am it. – Don't like the idea …