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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1917
Theobald Toby Barrett 1917 Diary 30.pdf
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Sunday March 18th | Sunday March 18th | ||
| − | I got ready to go to Sunday school this morning but as I saw I would be late I didn't go | + | I got ready to go to Sunday school this morning but as I saw I would be late I didn't go down but Enah and I walked down to church. Frank went down too but didn't go to Sunday school Dick came over with us to dinner but Aunty had a stiff neck so didn't come. I went down with Dick about four o'clock and went to Aunty's for tea. Cliff Lees was there all the after noon and they were all tired out listening to him. Aunty and I went to church to-night and after church Marj. and I walked up to Miss Martins. She lent me her "Mr. Britling see it through" which Aunty Alice has been going to get for me to read. Cloudy windy and raw. |
Monday March 19th | Monday March 19th | ||
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| + | Dad. and the baby went down to-day to help Aunty Alice clean up the garden. They were down there all day. Besides doing a few chores I took 10 doz. eggs over to Jack and worked a little more at my chicken coop. Frank had to go over to help Billy Mills put on and off a load of hay which Ben Ivey bought from Jack Martin. Ben sold all his own. Great war news to-day British and French have advanced on an 80 mile front to a distance in some places of 10 and 12 miles. I think though the Germans retired with out much fighting, but Bapaume is taken, and it must be a sign of the Germans weakening | ||
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Sunday March 18th
I got ready to go to Sunday school this morning but as I saw I would be late I didn't go down but Enah and I walked down to church. Frank went down too but didn't go to Sunday school Dick came over with us to dinner but Aunty had a stiff neck so didn't come. I went down with Dick about four o'clock and went to Aunty's for tea. Cliff Lees was there all the after noon and they were all tired out listening to him. Aunty and I went to church to-night and after church Marj. and I walked up to Miss Martins. She lent me her "Mr. Britling see it through" which Aunty Alice has been going to get for me to read. Cloudy windy and raw.
Monday March 19th
Dad. and the baby went down to-day to help Aunty Alice clean up the garden. They were down there all day. Besides doing a few chores I took 10 doz. eggs over to Jack and worked a little more at my chicken coop. Frank had to go over to help Billy Mills put on and off a load of hay which Ben Ivey bought from Jack Martin. Ben sold all his own. Great war news to-day British and French have advanced on an 80 mile front to a distance in some places of 10 and 12 miles. I think though the Germans retired with out much fighting, but Bapaume is taken, and it must be a sign of the Germans weakening
