Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 9

• January 24, 2018 03:10:35 Thomas A. Lingner

  was not going to miss that especially as leave

  was very hard to get then at the best of times

  well after this we started training so severely that

  I think if it had been Peace times and they had done

  the same with the Regular Army they would have

  all Deserted for sure we had nothing but field

  days Night attacks Drilling all Day when it was

  wet in the County Hall anyway as that was all we

  saw of the Army Previous I suppose it came natural

  to us as we had not seen the best side of the army

  we had a good move to get a day of if you were

  not sick and that was to take your boots

  to the Stores to have mended and you were

  sure of having to wait 2 or 3 Days for

  them as you were not the only one who

  Learnt the Dodge and having no Spare

  Pair of Boots it was Impossible to Parade

  So you had to sit and read in your Billit

  all Day you could not even have light

  duty as you had no boots to go out in well

  what you did have they wasnt to no were

  they we had carried on this training until

  the Second week in October when we were

  ordered to Braintree for Digging Trenches

  for Coastal Defence we were here about

  3 Weeks and we had a Ripping time we

  happened to click very nice billits here

  but were I was billited on my own there

  was one old chap in this house who was

  Stone Deaf so I could not say much to him

  and he used to have an old Lady companion

  come in every night who used to kid me

  to sing Hyms with her which was for

  the Old mans benifit who could not hear

• January 24, 2018 03:10:25 Thomas A. Lingner

  was not going to miss that especially as leave

  was very hard to get then at the best of times

  well after this we started training so severely that

  I think if it had been Peace times and they had done

  the same with the Regular Army they would have

  all Deserted for sure we had nothing but field

  days Night attacks Drilling all Day when it was

  wet in the County Hall anyway as that was all we

  saw of the Army Previous I suppose it came natural

  to us as we had not seen the best side of the army

  we had a good move to get a day of if you were

  not sick and that was to take your boots

  to the Stores to have mended and you were

  sure of having to wait 2 or 3 Days for

  them as you were not the only one who

  Learnt the Dodge and having no Spare

  Pair of Boots it was Impossible to Parade

  So you had to sit and read in your Billit

  all Day you could not even have light

  duty as you had no boots to go out in well

  what you did have they wasnt to no were

  they we had carried on this training until

  the Second week in October when we were

  ordered to Braintree for Digging Trenches

  for Coastal Defence we were here about

  3 Weeks and we had a Ripping time we

  happened to click very nice billits here

  but were I was billited on my own there

  was one old chap in this house who was

  Stone Deaf so I could not say much to him

  and he used to have an old Lady companion

  come in every night who used to kid me

  to sing Hyms with her which was for

  the Old mans benefit who could not hear

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 11:36:47 Victoria Frâncu

  was not going to miss that especially as leave was very hard to get then at the best of time well after this we started training so severely that I think if it had been Peace times and they had done the same with the Regular Army they would have all Deserted for sure we had nothing but field days Night attacks Drilling all Day when it was wet in the County Hall anyway as that was all we saw of the Army Previous I suppose it came natural to us as we had not seen the best side of the army we had a good move to get a day of if you were not sick and that was to take your boots to the Stoves to have mended and you were sure of having to wait 2 or 3 Days for then as you were not the only one who Learnt the Dodge and having no Spare Pair of Boots it was Improbable to Parade So you had to sit and read in your Billit all Day you could not even have light  as you had no boots to go out in well what you did have they want to no were they we had carried on this training until the Second week in October when we were ordered to  for Digging Trenches for Coastal Defence we were here about 3 Weeks and we had a Ripping time we happened to click very nice billits here but were I was billited on my own there was one old chap in this house who was Stone Deaf so I could not say much to him and he used to have an old Lady companion come in every night who used to kid me to sing Hymns with her which was for the Old mans benefit who could not hear

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 11:26:53 Victoria Frâncu

  was not going to miss that especially as leave was very hard to get then at the best of time well after this we started training so severely that I think if it had been Peace times and they had done the same with the Regular Army they would have all Deserted for sure we had nothing but field days Night attacks Drilling all Day when it was wet in the County Hall anyway as that was all we saw of the Army Previous I suppose it came natural to us as we had not seen the best side of the army we had a good move to get a day of if you were not sick and that was to take your boots to the Stoves to have mended and you were sure of having to wait 2 or 3 Days for then as you were not the only one who Learnt the Dodge and having no Spare Pair of Boots it was Improbable to Parade So you had to sit and read in your Bullit all Day you could not even have light  as you had no boots to go out in well what you did have they want to no were they we had carried on this training until the Second week in October when we were ordered to  for Digging Trenches for Coastal Defence we were here about 3 Weeks and we had a Ripping time we happened to click very nice billits have 

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 11:09:40 Victoria Frâncu

  was not going to miss that especially as leave was very hard to get then at the best of time well after this we started training so severely that I think if it had been Peace times and they had done the same with the Regular Army they would have all Deserted for sure we had nothing but field days Night attacks Drilling all Day when it was wet in the County Hall anyway as that was all we saw of the Army Previous I suppose it came natural to us as we had not seen the best side of the army we had a good move to get a day of if you were not sick and that was to take your boots to the Stoves to have mended and you were sure of having to wait 2 or 3 Days for then as you were not the only one who Learnt the Dodge and having no Spare Pair of Boots it was Improbable to

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 11:05:08 Victoria Frâncu

  was not going to miss that especially as leave was very hard to get then at the best of time well after this we started training so severely that I think if it had been Peace times and they had done the same with the Regular Army they would have all Deserted for sure we had nothing but field days Night attacks Drilling all Day when it was wet in the County Hall anyway as that was all we saw of the Army Previous I suppose it came natural to us as we had not seen the best side of the army we had a good move to get a day of if you were not sick

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 11:03:15 Victoria Frâncu

  was not going to miss that especially as leave was very hard to get then at the best of time well after this we started training so severely that I think if it had been Peace times and they had done the same with the Regular Army they would have all Deserted for sure we had nothing but field days Night attacks Drilling all Day when it was wet in the County Hall anyway as that was all we saw of the Army Previous I suppose it 

  
  

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