Neil A. C. Weir in Fleet - late September, 1917
from War Diary of Capt. Neil Weir, Aug-Dec 1917, pages 103-104:
Each [officer cadet] company took upon itself to give a goodbye treat to the rest of the Battalion on its leaving.
'C’ Company gave some excellent sports on the race course ices galore.
'D’ Company gave a regatta on Fleet Canal.
‘E’ Company got down some stars from town to give an open-air concert. They included Violet Loraine, Phyllis Monkman and Jack Buchanan.
'A’ Company gave a torchlit tattoo and ‘B’ Company gave their celebrated revue entitled 'What ho, Pyramids!' in the big riding school.
Two thousand people witnessed the revue which was written … more >>
cite as
Neil A. C. Weir, War Diary of Capt. Neil Weir, Aug-Dec 1917. In Saul David (ed.), Mud and Bodies: The War Diaries and Letters of Capt. N. A. C. Weir, 1914-1920 (London, 2013), p. 103-104. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1408101071203 accessed: 8 November, 2024
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Experience Information
Date/Time | late September, 1917 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others |
Notes
Neil Weir was serving as an instructor with 21st Officer Cadet Battalion.
Originally submitted by hgb3 on Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:11:11 +0100