Record Number: 29218
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Tried stout for lunch. At 10 p.m. had stout and strawberries and cream given me (after it was dark) by two of the sisters. God bless them! "P.U.O." seems rather a good illness. (Pyrexia of unknown origin, an army classification). There are 12,000 cases of it just now in the First Army. Very cheery, but terribly weak in the back. Read some novels. McDougall of the lst/8th. is in the bed next to mine. R.K.Drummond of the Camerons is in the bed opposite. Hospital crowded out.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:22 Jun 1918
Country:France
Timedaytime
Place:city: Ligny
other location: 33rd. Casualty Clearing Station
(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:n/a
Date of Birth:1896
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Army officer, 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:['some novels']
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: BookManuscript: Letter, Sheet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29218
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Digitized version of manuscript.
Additional Information:
The Diaries of Robert Lindsay Mackay, online at http://www.firstworldwar.com/diaries/rlm7.htm.
Citation:
Digitized version of manuscript., http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29218, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None