Item 01: Sir Charles Rosenthal diary, 25 September 1914-31 December 1918 - Page 478
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[Page 478]
Tuesday 15th October
With ADC Pope left Belloy at 7.30 AM and caught leave boat at Boulogne at 10.30. Reached Folkestone at 1 PM and London at 3.15 PM Went straight to Whitehall Hotel.
Excellent war news coming in. The Boche seems genuinely to want peace and I think we shall soon see him out of Belgium and France.
Wednesday 16th October
Called at Horseferry Road. Saw Gen. Ryan, Col. Mandely and Col. Anderson re my arm. Arranged that tomorrow I go to our Hospital at Harefield for specialist tests and advice. Arranged for all my correspondence to be sent to Whitehall until further orders. Wrote home letters. Allied advance continues. Splendid advances made in Belgium and before Lille which must soon be ours again.
Thursday 17th October
In morning left for Harefield Hospital. Had my arm and hand tested. Apparently progress satisfactory. Lunched with medical staff, and later visited many of our men in various wards. Returned to London at 4 o'clock. Decided to arrange tomorrow for galvanic treatment in a convenient London Hospital. News received that Lille and Ostend have been occupied by allied forces consequent on Boche retirement.
Friday 18th October
Spent the day in calls. Saw Gen. Dodds and Corps Commander at Horseferry Road also Col. Millard and Anderson re electrical treatment. Saw Col. Fianchi and Major Matthews. The former leaving for Australia. Gave him my wife's address and asked him to call on her. Corps Commander has been made a Grand Commander of the Order of Couronne, Belgium and also given The Croix de Guerre of that Country. In tonight's paper an announcement is made that a Canadian Major General has been killed in action.
War news still continues good and indications point to Belgium and France soon being free of the Boche.