TCD MS 10853 folio 5 recto
[1914]
looked after us I was very thankful I was not one of those chosen to perform. Soon after, headed by the village Band we marched on through West Kirby and back through Frankby, Greasby and Upton and were dismissed at Birkenhead by Captain Temple. I had thoroughly enjoyed myself but the 20 mile march was quite sufficient to tire me out. Drill continued the next week, and on one afternoon Captain Temple sitting perched on the top rail of a plantation surrounding in the Park, read us a Military Lecture and gave us many words of advice. We thought a lo[t] of this Officer, and found when we joined the Battalion, that, without doubt he was the most popular officer of all. We went to Allerton Park for drill the following Friday and had a good time there practising an attack under Lieut. Broad and having a good game of football after