Sets 4h 25m.] November, 1915. [Day 9h. 22n. long Thursday 4 [308-57] Go to Blackheath and lunch with jack in The Officers' mess of the 8th Post Office Rifles' - The subalterns seem a splendid lot of fellows - 6 of them Canadians - All want to know about the Trenches and whether I was coming to them - wish I could but Jack says his expenses are greater than his pay Adjutant going to try and place me with the Territorial Engineers. Go back to London on top of a tram - 12 miles of continuous city. Find that Russell Ethott has been interesting Sydney Pascall in me - Partner of a large [?] firm - in politics - with much interest influence. Go home to Sidcup with Ted - and am course am pampered some more placarded around - everybody [?] Kitchener's resignation - well they may be - Turns out to be only a canard. Friday 5 [309-56] Guy Fawkes Day Saturday 6 [310-55] 45th Week 95 BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1 Volume 4 Frank Swannell Papers Diary and enclosures, 1915.