Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 10

• February 7, 2018 02:51:13 Thomas A. Lingner

  But it was not in the billet were I got my fun

  it was in the village I incidentally was the fool

  of the Battalion I think every Battalion had

  at least one fool and I was ours I used to

  borrow different make ups one day I borrowed

  a Clergymans outfit and went to the village

  chapel which served as a Billet for 20 men

  but the Pulpit and Books were all there as

  on Sundays when the villagers went to chapel

  our men had to clear out so I made up as a

  Clergyman or Parson as you might call me and

  I went to the Chapel one morning when we

  were not on Digging owing to a rather wet

  day and I went straight to the Pulpit

  and one of the soldiers I ask to play the

  Organ which was a small one as they did

  not no who I was I had such a good make

  up with a false Charley Chaplin moustache so I

  read the Lessons and then suggested

  an Hymn which they all joined the

  Hymn I suggested was Ho where is my Boy

  Tonight after a Little Preaching

  Something I made up myself about the

  Twinkling of a Little Bell and Banged

  my Entrenching Tool Handle as the Bell

  then someone rumbled Who it was

  didnt I have to fly out of that chapel

  it was days before they could forget

  that Little Escapade but that was

  only one of my larks well we were very

  soon to leave here and go back to

  St Albans again about the First Week

  in November 1914 We got back there

  and from the next fortnight it was one long

• January 23, 2018 16:47:41 Victoria Frâncu

  But it was not in the  were I got my  it was in the village I incidentally was the fool of the Battalion I think every Battalion had at least one fool and I was ours I used to borrow different make ups one day I borrowed a Clergymans outfit and went to the village chapel which served as a Billet for 20 man but the Pulpit and Books were all there as on Sundays when the villagers went to chapel our men had to clear out so I made up as a Clergyman or Parson as you might call me and I went to the Chapel one morning when we were not on Digging owing to a rather wet day and I went straight to the Pulpit and one of the soldiers I ask to play the Organ which was a small one as they did not no who I was I had such a good make up with a false Charley Chaplin moustache so I read the Lessons and then suggested a Hymn which they all joined. The Hymn I suggested was Nowhere is my Boy Tonight after a Little Preaching Something I made up myself about the Twinkling of a Little Bell and Banged my Entrenching Tool Handle as the Bell then someone rumbled Who it was didnțt I have to fly out of that chapel it was days before they could forget that Little Escapade but that was only one of my tasks well we were very soon to leave here and go back to St Albans again about the First Week in November 1914 We got back there and from the most  it was one Song

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 16:42:13 Victoria Frâncu

  But it was not in the  were I got my  it was in the village I incidentally was the fool of the Battalion I think every Battalion had at least one fool and I was ours I used to borrow different make ups one day I borrowed a Clergymans outfit and went to the village chapel which served as a Billet for 20 man but the Pulpit and Books were all there as on Sundays when the villagers went to chapel our men had to clear out so I made up as a Clergyman or Parson as you might call me and I went to the Chapel one morning when we were not on Digging owing to a rather wet day and I went straight to the Pulpit and one of the soldiers I ask to play the Organ which was a small one as they did not no who I was I had such a good make up with a false Charley Chaplin moustache so I read the Lessons and then suggested a Hymn which they all joined. The Hymn I suggested was Nowhere is my Boy Tonight after a Little Preaching Something I made up myself about the Twinkling of a Little Bell and Banged my Entrenching Tool Handle as the Bell then someone rumbled who it was

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 16:41:00 Victoria Frâncu

  But it was not in the  were I got my  it was in the village I incidentally was the fool of the Battalion I think every Battalion had at least one fool and I was ours I used to borrow different make ups one day I borrowed a Clergymans outfit and went to the village chapel which served as a Billet for 20 man but the Pulpit and Books were all there as on Sundays when the villagers went to chapel our men had to clear out so I made up as a Clergyman or Parson as you might call me and I went to the Chapel one morning when we were not on Digging owing to a rather wet day and I went straight to the Pulpit and one of the soldiers I ask to play the Organ which was a small one as they did not no who I was I had such a good make up with a false Charley Chaplin moustache so I read the Lessons and then suggested a Hymn which they all joined. The Hymn I suggested was Nowhere is my Boy Tonight after a Little Preaching Something I made up myself about the Twinkling of a Little Bell and Banged my 

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 16:36:14 Victoria Frâncu

  But it was not in the  were I got my  it was in the village I incidentally was the fool of the Battalion I think every Battalion had at least one fool and I was ours I used to borrow different make ups one day I borrowed a Clergymans outfit and went to the village chapel which served as a Billet for 20 man but the Pulpit and Books were all there as on Sundays when the villagers went to chapel our men had to clear out so I made up as a Clergyman or Parson as you might call me and I went to the Chapel one morning when we were not on Digging owing to a rather wet day and I went straight to the Pulpit and one of the soldiers I ask to play the Organ which was a small one as they did not no who I was I had such a good make up with a false 

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 16:35:18 Victoria Frâncu

  But it was not in the  were I got my  it was in the village I incidentally was the fool of the Battalion I think every Battalion had at least one fool and I was ours I used to borrow different make ups one day I borrowed a Clergymans outfit and went to the village chapel which served as a Billet for 20 man but the Pulpit and Books were all there as on Sundays when the villagers went to chapel our men had to clear out so I made up as a Clergyman or Parson as you might call me and I went to the Chapel one morning when we were not on Digging owing to a rather wet day and I went straight to the Pulpit and one of the soldiers I ask to play the Organ which was a small one

  
  

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• January 23, 2018 16:29:12 Victoria Frâncu

  But it was not in the  were I got my  it was in the village I incidentally was the fool of the Battalion I think every Battalion had at least one fool and I was ours I used to borrow different make ups one day I borrowed a Clergymans outfit and went to the village

  
  

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