26 July - 1 August 1914 "We went to France."

This week of the diary begins in its usual low-key way, as Ted's cold continues, and even the start of the trip to France is not the cause of great excitement

 

26 Sun

I stopped in bed nearly all day.

27 Mon

We had a half holiday at school.

28 Tues

We broke up at school. Mr Gaskin/Gashin and Mr Dunningham left the school.

29 Wed

We went to France and we stayed the night at Folkestone.

30 Th
We crossed over to France by boat. We started camp.
[I had understood that the party stayed at Wimereux , but it seems to have been Wissant,  a town a few miles further north in the Pas-de-Calais, see the postcard text below].

31 Fri

I bathed in the morning and in the afternoon played rounders.

[A postcard from the Sir John Deane's headmaster, Mr Weedon was sent on this day:

 

E S Wissant (P-de-C) – La Pecaille – Retour de la Peche au Bar

[3 fisherman with fish]

To: Mrs Buckley, The Cottage, Weaverham, Cheshire, England

Wissant

Thurs night
[postmark 31/7/14]

All arrived safely. Fine weather. Mrs Fruit and I have been shopping and all are tired.

Yours sincerely

F Weedon

1 Aug Sat

I had a very bad cold. The others bathed. We went fishing.