Met Father and Mother at Canterbury Station

TCD MS 10853 folio 26 recto

TCD MS 10853 folio 26 recto

[1914]
Expecting Father and Mother down on Saturday so got Lieut. Dobell to fix up with Colour Sergt. that I should have no duty of any sort on Sunday.
Nov 14th.__
More manoeuvres and bayonet drills.  Met Father and Mother at Canterbury West Station and they came to Colbrans for tea, and we had a good talk afterwards.
Sunday.  Had a nice afternoon with the folks who left early the following morning.
Monday.  Marched 5 miles and then split up in 4’s and came home across country which we managed easily as the Cathedral is a good land mark and we spotted it from the top of a hay stack.  Short drill in afternoon.
Tuesday.  Skirmishing etc.  Outpost duty in the evening.  I was on reconoitering patrol and we had a nice stroll up and down between the various groups of sentries.
Wednesday.  Shooting on a miniature range