Diaries of Ethel Eva Brander, nee Conybeare   Scan: 019   Volume 7: December 21, 1916 (Sutton Veny) - April 5, 1917 (26th General Hospital, B.E.F.)

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1917 February 9 - Sutton Veny - p.5
Next day lunch at "Chesire Cheese" saw "Three Cheers" with Harry Lauder
at the Shaftsbury, tea at the "Dug Out" a basement tea room off Regent Street
"which attracted us by the name" [A "dug out" was the deeper room dug down
from the trench level to protect from artillery attacks for sleeping.]
Except that didn't happen - the box office told them that "Nurse Sutherland
and Nurse Conybeare" had to report for duty.


Diaries of Ethel Eva Brander, nee Conybeare   Scan: 019   Volume 7: December 21, 1916 (Sutton Veny) - April 5, 1917 (26th General Hospital, B.E.F.)