Item 03: Walter Bruce Rainsford diary, 1 January 1916-31 December 1916 - Page 124
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[Page 124]
Am sending home tomorrow by one of our chaps being sent back to Australia on account of old age, a sketch that was made of me about 3 weeks ago by a Frenchman, a celebrated Statuaire from Paris. This gent, M. Cornille Theunisson was staying at Wimereux with his wife & family & I met them one day on Wimereux beach. I saw quite a lot of them before they went back to Paris & old man Theunisson did a sketch of me before he went- He is not an artist but a statuaire & has done very fine work from the photos he proudly showed me. I noticed he wore the ribbon of the legion of Honour. (98)
Sunday 8th Oct 1916 (7.15pm):
This afternoon I have been out to Hardelot – a seaside resort 15 kilometres from Boulogne by tram. The run out takes over an hour & I had to change