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| 1917 | |
| Dec 7 | Not too well. Have the blues, and off color generally. Slept most of day and got up after tea. |
| Dec 8 | Better to-day. Dr Stanley marked me for Blighty. Rather elated at idea of going. Reidy also marked. Got up after tea and sat by fire. Had cake for supper sent by Mr Brooke. |
| Dec 9 | Feel tip top. Expect to go to-day. Packed up all ready for departure. After tea got up and word came to leave for Blighty at 8.30. Got ready. Left hospital at 9 pm. Got on train at Etaples and arrived at Le Havre next night at 10. A very tiring and monotonous trip. Getting on to a nice boat seemed like a dream. |
| Dec 10 | In train all day. Sick of it. Boarded S.S. "Panama" as cot case bound for Southampton and more hospital. Left Le Havre at midnight. Was asleep in my lifebelt. |
| Dec 11 | Arrived Southampton early morning. Got off steamer at 3 and entrained for Birmingham, where I went into ward A4 2/1 General Hospital. Very glad to get into hospital after the long and tedious journey. Slept all night after a good supper. |
| Dec 12 | Feel fairly well. After dressing felt better. After dinner wrote letters. Visiting day. Many kind folks around the wards distributing nice things. Miss the many comforts I had in the hospital I lately vacated. Yearn to be back there. Had tea and a good night's sleep. |
| Dec 13 | Feel better. After dressing side felt much better. Taken for X-Ray, but, being too weak to sit up, was returned to cot. Slept all afternoon and wrote letters after tea. |
| Dec 14 | Feel fairly good. Went to X-Ray room and had face rayed to locate metal in jaw. Got Red Cross kit bag. Wrote letters after tea. |
| Dec 15 | Feel good. Better than I have since I arrived. Had shorter and larger tube put in side. Had some home mail which cheered me up. |
| Dec 16. | Feel good. Terrible day outside. Wind, rain and snow in plenty. Job to keep warm in bed even. Visiting day again. No visitors for me. Felt a bit out of it. People I had expected to come were barred by the weather. Money from London not yet to hand. Absolutely stoney broke. |
| Dec 17 | Feel good. Did not sleep too well. Got home parcel. Nice day outside. Great change on yesterday. Lot of snow lying about. Unable to write as it is too nippy. |
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