Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 6

• January 24, 2018 02:31:48 Thomas A. Lingner

  which I soon found we were to nearly live on

  for the next 4 years after this we were marched

  to some Schools in Plough Rd Battersea where we

  had to make our Beds up in the Class Rooms it

  was fortunate the children were having there

  Summer Holliday otherwise I expect we would

  have slept on Clapham common. This is where

  we had our first Army Pay Day as we were all

  Paid out 5 Golden Sovereigns here as Mobilization

  Money and cause they thought we would run wild

  having become Possessed of so much Sudden Wealth

  and Four Ale only Penny Half Pint so they tried

  to kid us to put it straight in the P.O Savings

  Bank but that wanted a Bit of doing well I think

  I was very sensible with mine I went home on 4

  Hours Leave and had a good time and gave what

  I had Left to the Wife who no doubt found it

  very useful as I had only been saving 18/- Per

  Week for the last 2 years well after 3 or 4 Days

  at these schools we had orders to proceed

  to St Albans  which was to be our War

  Station so the following morning we

  all got in full Marching order for our

  Long Route March to St Albans and it was

  no joke for us chaps just come from ordinary

  Work never done a days march since the last

  time we went to camp 12 months Previous and

  never wore heavy boots most of us had

  come from factories offices etc and carmen Etc

  well no doubt they anticipated a large

  number of us falling out on the road anyway

  we started off from Clapham Junction and

  had our first march past it was going by

  the Battersea Town Hall were we had to

• January 23, 2018 08:59:22 Victoria Frâncu

  which I soon found we were to nearby line on for the next 4 years after this we were  to some Schools in Plough Rd Battersea where we had to make our Beds up in the Class Room. It was fortunate the children were having there [sic!] Summer Holliday otherwise I expect we would have slept on  common. This is where we had our first Army Pay Day as we were all Paid out 5 Golden Sovereigns here as Mobilization Money and cause they thiught we would run wild having become Possessed of so much Sudden Wealth and Four Ale only Penny Half Pint so they tried to kid us to put it straight in the P.O Savings Bank but that wanted a Bit of doing well I think I was very sensible with mine I went home on 4 Hours Leave and had a good time and gave what I had Left to the Wife who no doubt found it very useful as I had only been saving 18/. Per Week for the last 2 years well after 3 or 4 Days at these schools we had orders to proceed to St Albans  which was to be our War Station so the following morning we all got in full Marching order for our Long Route March to St Albans and it was no joke for us chaps just come from ordinary Work never done a days march since the last time we went to camp 12 months Presions and never wore heavy boots most of us had come from factories offices etc and  Etc well no doubt they anticipated  a large number of us falling out on the road anyway we started off from Clafham Junction and had our first march past it was going by the Battersea Town Hall were we had to

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 08:56:29 Victoria Frâncu

  which I soon found we were to nearby line on for the next 4 years after this we were  to some Schools in Plough Rd Battersea where we had to make our Beds up in the Class Room. It was fortunate the children were having there [sic!] Summer Holliday otherwise I expect we would have slept on  common. This is where we had our first Army Pay Day as we were all Paid out 5 Golden Sovereigns here as Mobilization Money and cause they thiught we would run wild having become Possessed of so much Sudden Wealth and Four Ale only Penny Half Pint so they tried to kid us to put it straight in the P.O Savings Bank but that wanted a Bit of doing well I think I was very sensible with mine I went home on 4 Hours Leave and had a good time and gave what I had Left to the Wife who no doubt found it very useful as I had only been saving 18/. Per Week for the last 2 years well after 3 or 4 Days at these schools we had orders to proceed to St Albans  which was to be our War Station so the following morning we all got in full Marching order for our Long Route March to St Albans and it was no joke for us chaps just come from ordinary Work never done a days march since the last time we went to camp 12 months Presions and never wore heavy boots most of us had come from factories offices etc and  Etc well no doubt they anticipated  a large number of us falling out on the road anyway

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 08:48:41 Victoria Frâncu

  which I soon found we were to nearby line on for the next 4 years after this we were  to some Schools in Plough Rd Battersea where we had to make our Beds up in the Class Room. It was fortunate the children were having there [sic!] Summer Holliday otherwise I expect we would have slept on  common. This is where we had our first Army Pay Day as we were all Paid out 5 Golden Sovereigns here as Mobilization Money and cause they thiught we would run wild having become Possessed of so much Sudden Wealth and Four Ale only Penny Half Pint so they tried to kid us to put it straight in the P.O Savings Bank but that wanted a Bit of doing well I think I was very sensible with mine I went home on 4 Hours Leave and had a good time and gave what I had Left to the Wife who no doubt found it very useful as I had only been saving 18/. Per Week for the last 2 years well after 3 or 4 Days at these schools we had orders to proceed to St Albans  which was to be our War Station so the following morning we all got in full Marching order for our Long Route March to St Albans and it was no joke

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 08:46:20 Victoria Frâncu

  which I soon found we were to nearby line on for the next 4 years after this we were  to some Schools in Plough Rd Battersea where we had to make our Beds up in the Class Room. It was fortunate the children were having there [sic!] Summer Holliday otherwise I expect we would have slept on  common. This is where we had our first Army Pay Day as we were all Paid out 5 Golden Sovereigns here as Mobilization Money and cause they thiught we would run wild having become Possessed of so much Sudden Wealth and Four Ale only Penny Half Pint so they tried to kid us to put it straight in the P.O Savings Bank but that wanted a Bit of doing well I think I was very sensible with mine I went home on 4 Hours Leave and had a good time and gave what I had Left to the Wife who no doubt found it very useful as I had only been saving 18/. Per Week for the last 2 years well after 3 or 4 Days at these schools we had orders to proceed

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 08:41:08 Victoria Frâncu

  which I soon found we were to nearby line on for the next 4 years after this we were  to some Schools in Plough Rd Battersea where we had to make our Beds up in the Class Room. It was fortunate the children were having there [sic!] Summer Holliday otherwise I expect we would have slept on  common. This is where we had our first Army Pay Day as we were all Paid out 5 Golden Sovereigns here as Mobilization Money and cause they thiught we would run wild having become Possessed of so much Sudden Wealth and Four Ale only Penny Half Pint so they tried to kid us

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 08:34:43 Victoria Frâncu

  which I soon found we were to nearby line on for the next 4 years after this we were  to some Schools in Plough Rd Battersea where we had to make our Beds up in the Class Room

  
  

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