Trip from Trinidad

 

Trip from Trinidad - 1

On board the ship Bayano Sunday, May 6, 1928 Dear Phoebe, We have just got on board our big ship that will take us far away to England, and I...
Cherry

Trip from Trinidad - 2

Monday May 7, 1928 In dock at Barbados, Dear Philip, I sent my last letter to your sister, but thought you might like one sent from here too, so you...

Trip from Trinidad - 3

Out in the Atlantic May 10 th Dear Phoebe and Philip, I decided that it was fairer that I write my letters from now on to both of you, and I will try...

Trip from Trinidad - 4

May 11 th Dear Phoebe and Philip, What a wonderful evening we had yesterday, and I can’t wait to write more to you about Mairi Chisholm and her...
Cherry

Trip from Trinidad - 5 More of Mairi's tale of her experiences in the First World War

Margaret contined her story about her daughter's time in Belgium during the war. "Already it was beginning to be apparent that there was a fatal lack...

Trip from Trinidad - 6 More on Mairi

One day Elsie and Mairi were sent to collect a wounded officer from Lokeren, six miles north-east of Ghent, and dangerously close to the German lines...

Trip from Trinidad - 7 Some of the other passengers

May 13 Dear Phoebe and Philip, I want to tell you about last night’s film, but first want to finish off what I was writing about Mairi Chisholm...
Cherry

Trip from Trinidad - 8 More on Mairi and the War

I have decided to tell you the rest of the story about Mairi in the war, because I find it so exciting to write about. Much has been written about it...

Trip from Trinidad - 9 After the war

Dear Phoebe and Philip Going back to my story, In January 1916 Elsie married Harold, a Belgian baron who was a pilot in the Belgian Flying Corps. She...

Trip from Trinidad - 10 The Tikklepennys

Dear Phoebe and Philip, Well, if you thought you had heard all there was to hear about the war, you are wrong. For we have made another two friends...

Trip from Trinidad - 11 - Nearly Home

Dear Phoebe and Philip, We are nearing our journey’s end. We are past the Canary Islands and almost up to Portugal. I think that I will send these...

Trip from Trinidad - part 2 - by Ebeneezer

April 10, 1930 I feel quite silly writing in a diary about our trip, but Louise asked me to do it. She says she feels it is important to catalogue...

Trip from Trinidad - part 2 - back to Louise

April 18, 1930 Ebeneezer showed me his diary entry, and we had a good laugh about it. I guess that if I want to down details about these people, I...

Trip from Trinidad - part 2 - the end

April 21 Well I didn't have much luck with getting any more information about the other passengers that I felt was of importance to include. I spent...