Diary of Lindsay Robert Turner, 1919 (Vol. 7) - Part 1

Vol 7
8/1/19 I performed an errand of
mercy than taking one of our
blind fellows into town as he
wanted to transact some business
both at our HQs and in the City
one feels that fortune has smiled
on him when you see cases of
total blindness and more over
seriously disfigured faces. It
was a cold and wet day
typical of the hue England in
Tarieter- time.
9/1/19 I had arranged to have
lunch at the  Club with our
old Major so today went in
soon after breakfast. It's
necessary to present oneself
to the Repshan if going out
before midday and obtain     
the necessary permission we
are still ruled with a tad of
discipline even tho' temporarily   
out of the Army. I paid a visit

to the Education office to see Bisho
bor now knecon with the sand
officiel Col. and afterwards went
on to the Clek in sicadilly for bnck
The keafor had received instuctions
to report forthwith at Boolwick for
an 8 monts Orduance Course so
conedet fowith ae to see
The baughto wife at the Kaybouse
The Playhouse is one of Londons
Oldest Theahes and is sitated
nan the niver in taken an ont.
of the way place these days tho
in care days mite apshionable
far of London
16//19. Ireceived Eather a mld
surprise this moving in an
order from HG to prepare for
Returnto Aushalia bithwith
I could hardly understnd it
in diew of the fact that Io stall
tender heatment. Te iudefnite
nature of the order Eather worried
 

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me for it will mean that I will be
mable to go. You afield in caseI
am reguired at once I couldn Resist
the tenptation of yoing into the tit
aud ncidutall vidited HG.to
find out all about m departure
the officer was out so I shall see him
in the borning. I had an awitation
our for Afternoon. Lea to Kuyatridze
at the houe of some frim
residents of Melbowine and
rather Enjoyed Meeting Tomeone
who knew mettowne as well as
Ido m self.
11/1/19 tade up my mind carly
His morning to pay a weekend
visit to tardiff as I may not
have the oppormnity opour. on
applications the offfice for a
Sass I was net witha stern
refasal as I was booked for
Aushalia, so I had to Carroy out
my Contemplated visit to Hl for
the necessary permission. Wm
 

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utervie resulted ith hecessan
permission and I was aftert
exhack a promise that I would not
be sent offf until was on a high
road to recovery. I arraund to Bet
the N.45 ham from Saddenfon which
Wastimed to reach Cardifs at 2.50
Eather Good for a D3 wite Journer
and pik an improvement on the
Gixpsland ham Service. Htwas taing
when I left but as we moved uto
the countin the eu came out
Mading Mural England look as
beautiful ds it abvays is. He Apper.
wuced eather ahovelt for me bo
passin thro the Seven Munel
af Considerable bugt and passn
Tuder the Levem River and which
Anchustand was at the hime alare
infincering feat. A very much bolden
Wheme it how proposed that of
myning a fetiel under the thaunel
Cardiff is moskly a City of docks
and toal elevators but enjoys the
 

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distinction of being the 2th Scaport
in Great Sellain.
12//19. I had spent rather a peaceful
leynt my filst in a private house
since I left for Frauce more than
9months ap. my friends were
enthuseashe about then Atg So I
Wastakent Catans park tosee
the Public Buildings Law Coarts
and Henversity Cllege, all
modern and hajuificent Foildings
She most pvious landmark is    
Cardiff Castle originally alorge
holding and comprising most of
the land on which Cardixf is milt
The Castle shell surrounded by
moatand hih ball was breckd
by Robert of Kormande a Natural
Son of Hewr who because possess
edot the estates thro Marriage
with a welsh princess and criskd
The Castle as to means of defending
himself afainst the Welsh barons
His dow ouned
by the Markis of
te marfist
 

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Bute who neaps a hup revenue
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from docks and rows of sheet.
The park which I was takent in
the afternoon is a fine one tho
would be a florious sight in Temone
time when all the Howeve are out.
13//19. I was only ible to yet a
rar weekcad leave so had to
M
Eetink the Hospital today.
friend who is in business at
the Bocks very kindly spent an
hour his morning showing me
over them. Oripially There was
to natural rartor to that a
Bute Aucesfor Conceived the Mea
of building the first Fock and
swuthen two larger docks have
been made increasing the Thipping
space available considerable
The port has the honor ofbeliy
the Hlarfest Coal export Cute
in the World and one would kind
so Judging by the cleastors we
sale at wolk, Altogether thooss
an interesting noring
 

left by the 35 ham arriving at
Paddlinton at 7a one of the accrse
fop Ive ever dxperened. In the
akrrow sheep then ws almost
epossible to distuncuiat the pelicates
rening in the peppate derection
14/1/19. I was the frma
Hddry the expecttion of two ather
housblesome kett sodecided to
resist the here of the City and Ensam
indoars. It was a very disaprecatle
day so the resolution was hell founded
Esd General Rule I mind not the
exhachou of heet but the operator
has a reputation for boldness
souoneafustook forward to
it with pleasure. Hproved to
be quite a sunple matter however
so I sent the rest of the day
writting letters and hacedentally
drafting and enpeossing a
well for one of the patients poor
Chae Lehas had a Eadtinebus
is how on the high wadto lecover
There risdesire to hake a will
 

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bsent a most proftable&
15/1/19
morning waihing for the Drs.
ispection which neverlocupiated
He had eather a serions opiation
to perform which probable retaried
hepn conger than he expected. As
soon as tuch was over Isetout
for the tity and said abisit to the
Maseum. It has been closed during
the war but is now partly open
to the Public It was averyikresting
afternoon but the Cxhibits are
Somemerous that it would take
Severaldans to see every kin.
Hisavert old and histric
building and for that alone was
well worth a visit
16//19 scame to the Conclusion that
stpar Ihaven seen nearkeerough
of Loudon and leaming that
the Gueny Merapt sthibition
at linton was Closing on
Tahrdan decided not t lose the
chance of seging it To hopped
on the 26 Bus and Frended
our bay thethey It was hell worth
seeing every place almost
 

brought down intact or nearly Soo
intomices has found a place
together with mithers of epnes
subject to all manner of crashes
one of suserior inferest toure was
that belonging to kichthopen whose
plance was brought down by our
Machin bunners oute 21. of
last doyet. There are a large
nmber ofour Sopeith planes
sored in the building not on brew
but merely evidence of what the Hno
might have expected had the war
continued.
17//19 Hhad arranged to have
much on the City and To Somewhere
forthe afternoon preperably some
widoor show Lapt Turned out
such a brilliant day that after
huuch had heen portaden we
decided to take the tndurpound
to reguts Park and sana
visit to the 200. Itwas albeckn
adisappointing afternoon
decolarion and befect was wer
there manpst cheeply due to.