Post-war boredom?

• by charcinders

  Has anyone else noticed a certain insouciance creeping into the diaries in 1919? As here where the writer livens up his routine accounts of parades and inspections with this little gem:

  "The division of which this Bn. was formerly part will in future be known as "NORTHERN DIVISION" + not "3rd Division" has heretofore."

  Note the faux-posh "has" instead of "as".

  Posted January 23, 2014 11:43 PM

• by charcinders

  Here's another from him a few pages later:
  "Coys. who were not bathing were at the disposal of Coy. commanders for inspection of S.B.Rs., Gas Drill & elementary musketry."

  They are stationed in Cologne. On one diary page he gives the reference map as "Plan der stadt, 1:15,000", i.e. a street map!

  Posted January 24, 2014 12:53 AM

• by simonedi moderator

  Definately boredom, ive found a lot of football, warnings about fraternisation etc

  Posted January 25, 2014 7:40 PM