Hythe

Kent, England
Mentioned: 1915
Enlistment & Training

A historic town on the Kent coast, a short march or ride from Shorncliffe.

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Mentioned in the diary · 9 entries

1915

  • 13 March 1915… fine rich milk every morning now. Had an 8 mile route march out around the northwest part of the camp thro Hythe & Sandgate. Pretty hot by the time we got back. Poor Johnson cashed in this morning. Bron …
  • 8 May 1915Went out to Hythe with Pete + Monty. Ham went to London.
  • 9 May 1915second diaryWent out to Hythe in eve. Around quarters all day. Writing
  • 16 May 1915… about 10 Went over to St. Martin's Plain + saw Capt. Shannon Med '10. - Then to the Can. Hospital + in to Hythe to eat. - Slept on the canal bank till 3 + came in to Folkestone. - Ran into the greater …
  • 22 May 1915second diaryGot washing. Musketry - aiming + loading. Hythe. Met ord. - Pat Murray
  • 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. Fre …
  • 28 July 1915Up at 2.30 - Breakfast by moonlight + out to Hythe by sunrise. - Left the rangers 6.30. Puss, Ham + I beat it. - Had breakfast + came in by …
  • 8 August 1915Went out to Hythe & had lunch with Ed. Penny - Came in about 2.30 + spent the aft. by myself on the Leas. - …
  • 31 October 1915… ll morning. Sutherland on leave from front. - Took a walk with Ted + Newt along the shore from Sandgate to Hythe. - Rough. - Bill Saunders gone back to Canada. - Bill Pennock + 2 other officers arrived …
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