London

England
Mentioned: 1915, 1916
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England's capital: Robertson's most frequent leave destination, for sightseeing, theatre, and time with family.

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Mentioned in the diary · 19 entries

1915

  • 6 March 1915… d Shorncliffe. Very interesting trip. – Bought refreshments at Crewe + Rugby. – Passed through outskirts of London. – Arr’d Shorncliffe 10:30 P.M. – March in the dark to barracks. – Found fires lit, suppe …
  • 18 March 1915… - Turned out for parade. Got a parcel from home. - Books, spurs &c. + there is a lot of knitted stuff up in London for me. My cold is still pretty bad. It's the dust as much as anything that makes us coug …
  • 14 April 1915Rifle drill and signalling. - Had a squad for rifle drill. - Bill Saunders came down from London. - Off all aft. - Mount guard at 5.40 - AS. Bks. - Some guard room. - Slept in straw shed …
  • 17 April 1915Doing London with Mac. - Whitehall, St. Jas. Park. Horse Guards. Pall Mall + all that district. - Went …
  • 21 April 1915… ot my trunk packet + wrote a couple of letters. - Charley came in with me about 8.30 + got the 9.45. - Left London + a good thing too. - I couldn't have stood it much longer. Got home about 1 A.M. - Turne …
  • 23 April 1915… 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 Valenzo + Thom. - Came …
  • 8 May 1915Went out to Hythe with Pete + Monty. Ham went to London.
  • 15 May 1915Penny came down from London. - Mac on guard all day. I'm on for night guard so Ed. has my bunk.
  • 19 June 1915second diaryOut for exercise ride. In town with Ham. Perry down from London. Took him out to Pat's quarters.
  • 22 June 1915Went sick to see dentists. - Broken filling. Made a date + packed up kit bag to take + leave in London. - Met Bert Orr at Stn. - Got to 26 about 11.30. Slept at 22. - Letters from home. Frank, …
  • 9 July 1915Took Sam over to the Hospital in Ambulance. Harness cleaning all aft. - Penny down from London - Bert, Walter, Gordon + I had dinner with him at central - Met Percy + Bobs on the Leas.
  • 24 August 1915second diaryLeft for London 11AM. Ordered outfit.
  • 3 October 1915Surprised to find myself orderly officer again today as Ted Smythe is in London. - Darn shame as it was a peach of a day. - Could not go to church as I intended. - Wrote …

1916

  • 31 January 1916… accompany me. - Had a look around the town, bought some lace & back for lunch. - Rec’d ‘Tommy’ Cooker from London. - Back on the job tonight, with Pyle only - Sending McCarthy up with day party. - More t …
  • 17 February 1916… Lay in bed all A.M. absorbing breakfast & news from the “Daily” & “Canada” - Saw that Lt. M. Johnson was in London. Must have got his Comm. O.K. - Another great night for work.
  • 23 March 1916… r it, sometimes when it does come I wish it hadn’t reached me - Thank goodness I got a cheerful letter from London. - McKeen & Layton were up having a closer look at the war tonight so came down with them …
  • 6 May 1916… s. – Walked up tonight – Called in at 3rd for mail. Letter from R.V. Mac telling all about his nice time in London. – Beautiful to read about. – Writing him to stand by for my leave. – Called on Rankin in …
  • 5 June 1916… for extra leave. – Boat left 12.45 – No time for lunch. – Pretty tough – Sick – Got seat in pullman. Arr’d London 6 P.M. – Went to R.A.C. full up – No message – Went to Cecil. Met Pete – Fooled round til …

1918

  • 23 August 1918LONDON Arr’d Boulogne 5 A.M. & went to club. – Had a wash-up & waited for breakfast. – Went to d …
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