Walter J.E. Elliott in Bray-sur-Somme - 5 December, 1915
from Untitled: Walter J.E. Elliott memoir, page 56:
[The listening experience is taken by Walter Elliott from his ‘Somme Diary’, covering the period 3 August 1915 – 4 January 1916 when he was based at Bray-sur-Somme]
To hut at Bray with Albert Turner, found a chap stuck in mud, just managed to pull him out, had a long talk with Cecil who is now Post Orderly fetching mail from way back somewhere, could not find my souveners [sic]left in hut, listened to band, bought candles.
cite as
Walter John Eugene Elliott, Untitled: Walter J.E. Elliott memoir. In Brunel University Burnett Archive of Working Class Autobiographies, number 1:227, p. 56. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1532522299759 accessed: 8 November, 2024
Listeners
Walter J.E. Elliott
cycle and motor mechanic, Post Office telegram messenger boy, soldier (army mechanic)
cycle and motor mechanic, Post Office telegram messenger boy, soldier (army mechanic)
1890-1977
Listening to
hide composers| unspecified band music |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 5 December, 1915 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others |
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:38:20 +0100
Approved on Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:56:02 +0100