Item 03: Norman Thomas Gilroy war diary, 18 May-18 July 1915 - Page 83
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up towards nightfall. Went ashore after tea, and got photographs which I had taken one afternoon previously. Then walked to the Gaiety theatre where "Tonights the Night" was played. Singing and acting were both splendid. Walked to station & caught train.
Saturday 23rd[24th] July 1915. By first mail which reached the ship about 8.30am I received a letter from Sr opr who was spending the weekend with an Australian family at Sidcup, the master Mr Newton is the London agent for the Gippsland dairy & produce farmers Assn. It contained an invitation from Mrs Newton to spend the week end with them. As I was quite free, I packed sufficient clothes to do me the two days and at noon caught the Woolwich train at Silvertown. Arriving at Woolwich