Record Number: 29191
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We are to make roads for the next few days. Out occasionally on work parties. Those officers not on duty all stayed in bed (valises!) and so did the men. We ate, slept, read in our valises. It was so cold outside. We had no fires, absolutely nothing, yet I really believed we enjoyed ourselves. There was practically no shelling.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:1 Dec 1916
Country:France
Timeevening
Place:city: Mametz
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1896
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Second Lieutenant, 11th Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29191
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Digitized version of manuscript.
Additional Information:
The Diaries of Robert Lindsay Mackay, Somme, 1916, online at http://www.firstworldwar.com/diaries/rlm1.htm,.
Citation:
Digitized version of manuscript., http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29191, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None