Winter

Fellow officer

Mentioned: 1917, 1918

Tied to the 1st A.T. Company earlier in 1917 ("still with us" in late January, and in to lunch from that company again in late May), before arriving to share quarters with Peake in late August, when the diary first notes he "may shift down here permanently." A guest at the Pepys-parody dinner on November 6, and goes on leave in mid-November.

Appears in the diary · 8 entries

1917

29 January 1917Winter is still with us. Slept in a bit. – Made a tour of the line with Sergt Platts. – Called a …
27 May 1917Hot. Nothing stirring all day. – Winter 1st A.T. co'y was in to lunch. – Law around all aft. Went over to #3 for dinner & riding …
30 August 1917Chilly. Peake and Winter moved in. – Len Rainboth, on his way to Camiers, missed his train and spent the aft here. …
6 November 1917… with me in the mess. – A great deal of interest was taken in the ceremony of "Tapping the Keg" at which Mr. Winter officiated with great skill. – Owing to the thoughtlessness of a sapper sub of the 48th D …
14 November 1917… back. – No mail. Tobin, R.T.O. Aubigny came down to dinner. – We made Murray change his seat to advantage. Winter went on leave. -2
15 November 1917Fine. Winter being away I didn't wake up too early. Wandered in the yard and listened to Bridges ravin …

1918

13 January 1918… ck tacking into the yard just as the General’s car pulled up at the office – Total eclipse of M. – Borrowed Winter’s side-car & went up to Gouy. – Saw G.H. Mac & framed up a trip to Nice if our leaves coi …
1 April 1918… ith 12 sqdn now & has had “3 crashes in two days” – A hun came over & shot down 4 balloons in succession. – Winter came in to dinner on his way back from leave. +35

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