Walter J.E. Elliott in Carnoy - 6 October, 1915
from Untitled: Walter J.E. Elliott memoir, page 51:
[The listening experience is taken by Walter Elliott from his ‘Somme Diary’, covering the period 3 August 1915 – 4 January 1916]
October 1—wood shelled, lucky escape, water in pump frozen.
[October] 3 To Carnoy with No. 2 Section, nearer to front line, worked in Sap under Church, unearthed skeletons, lots of bones, looked at front line.
[October] 5 S.L. wet through again. [October] 6 Heard from Cecil at Rouen, he reports Draft of 20 coming to join us, went to Whizbang Concert Party Show, O.C. pays for five tickets for each Section.
Walter John Eugene Elliott, Untitled: Walter J.E. Elliott memoir. In Brunel University Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, number 1:227, p. 51. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1532522049399 accessed: 4 February, 2025
Listeners
cycle and motor mechanic, Post Office telegram messenger boy, soldier (army mechanic) Listening to
hide composers| unspecified concert music | performed by Whizbang Concert Party |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 6 October, 1915 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others |