Diary of Edgar Clarence Worsfold, item 11
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Round of Inspections in Goranbury Park the
first by The King then Lord Roberts
just before he went to France and Died there.
Sir Ian Hamilton and a few ordinary
Inspections by our own Generals by this time
were were getting a smart Body of men our
Battalion was over 1000 Strong now all
ready for France or anywhere they should
require us we were back here about 3 Weeks
and then we went to Luton I don't no
whether they marched us have to Spend our
Christmas but we did we came here to do
our field firing course at Dunstable
on the Downs but we also had to do
field Days Night Operations etc Still
Also supply about a Dozen Different Guards
a Day Water Works Bridges Gas Works
Water Towers and General Headquarters Luton
it was have that I first got into Trouble
it happened that we were having an Inspection
on the Luton footbal ground by one of
the Generals and I was very funny all the
morning up to my same old larks waiting
for the Inspection and these Generals do
keep you waiting a While on these jobs
it so happened that it was our company
day for supplying the guards food all
the Light Duty men and Fatigue men used
to be told off to take these Rations
between them as soon as we went on Parade
but our Sergeant forgot all about it
anyway we marched Back to our Street were we
were Billeted and someone reminded the
Sergeant that the Various Guards had not
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Round of Inspections in Goranbury Park the
first by The King then Lord Roberts
just before he went to France and Died there.
Sir Ian Hamilton and a few ordinary
Inspections by our own Generals by this time
were were getting a smart Body of men our
Battalion was over 1000 Strong now all
ready for France or anywhere they should
require us we were back here about 3 Weeks
and then we went to Luton I don't no
whether they marched us have to Spend our
Christmas but we did we came here to do
our field firing course at Dunstable
on the Downs but we also had to do
field Days Night Operations etc Still
Also supply about a Dozen Different Guards
a Day Water Works Bridges Gas Works
Water Towers and General Headquarter Luton
it was have that I first got into Trouble
it happened that we were having an Inspection
on the Luton footbal ground by one of
the Generals and I was very funny all the
morning up to my same old larks waiting
for the Inspection and these Generals do
keep you waiting a While on these jobs
it so happened that it was our company
day for supplying the guards food all
the Light Duty men and Fatigue men used
to be told off to take these Rations
between them as soon as we went on Parade
but our Sergeant forgot all about it
anyway we marched Back to our Street were we
were Billeted and someone reminded the
Sergeant that the Various Guards had not
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Round of Inspections in Goranbury Park the first by The King then Lord Roberts just before he went to France and Died there. Sir Ian Hamilton and a few ordinary Inspections by our own Generals by this time were were getting a smart Body of men our Battalion was over 1000 Strong now all ready for France or anywhere they should reprise us we were back have about 3 Weeks and then we went to London I don't no whether they marched us have to Spend our Christmas but we did we came here to do our field firing cause at Dunnstable on the Down but we also had to do field Days Night Operations etc Still Also supply about a Dozen Different Guns in a Day Water Works Bridges Gas Works Water Towers and General Headquarter Luton
it was have that I first got into Trouble it happened that we were having an Inspection on the Luton footbal ground by one of the Generals and I was very funny all the morning up to my same old waiting for the Inspection and these Generals do keep you waiting a While on these jobs it so happened that it was our company day for supplying the Generals food all the Sight Duty men and men used to be told off to take these between them as soon as we went on Parade but our Sergeant forgot all about it anyway we marched Back to our Street were we were Billated and someone nominated the Sergeant that the Guards had not
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Round of Inspections in Goranbury Park the first by The King then Lord Roberts just before he went to France and Died there. Sir Ian Hamilton and a few ordinary Inspections by our own Generals by this time were were getting a smart Body of men our Battalion was over 1000 Strong now all ready for France or anywhere they should reprise us we were back have about 3 Weeks and then we went to London I dont no whether they marched us have to Spend our Christmas but we did we came here to do our field firing cause at Dunnstable on the Down but we also had to do field Days Night Operations etc Still Also supply about a Dozen Different Guns in a Day Water Works Bridges Gas Works Water Towers and General Headquarter Luton
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Round of Inspections in Goranbury Park the first by The King then Lord Roberts just before he went to France and Died there. Sir Ian Hamilton and a few ordinary Inspections by our own Generals by this time were were getting a smart Body of men our Battalion was over 1000 Strong now all ready for France or anywhere they should reprise us we were back have about 3 Weeks and then we went to London I dont no whether they marched us
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Mons, Belgium
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Story location Mons, Belgium
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- 5061 / 63547
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- Peter John Kitteringham
Nov, 1914
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