WINTER OPENING

2026/2027

The last Summer opening of The Bay Museum will be on Sunday 27^th September 2026.  Thereafter the Museum will be open on one Sunday each month until April 2027.

The Sundays the museum will be open will be Sunday 18^th October, Sunday 8^th November and Sunday 6^th December 2026.  The opening dates in 2027 will be Sunday 10^th January, 7^th February and 7^th March 2027. 

The Museum will reopen on Sunday 4^th April 2027 and on each subsequent Sunday until the end of September 2027.

1916

12^th November 1916. Captain V.S. Jones proceeded to Shab Kadr as Officiating Staff Captain to the 1^st (Peshawar) Infantry Brigade.  Returned 4^th December.

All the notebooks were written on the right hand page and additions, photos, cartoons or other documents were added to the left hand page.

10^th The Y.M.C.A. gave a cinema entertainment in our recreation room.

11^th I went to Div H.Q. to see aeroplane photos enlarged & lectured on.  I then went on to Bethune.

All the notebooks were written on the right hand page and additions, photos, cartoons or other documents were added to the left hand page.

10^th The Y.M.C.A. gave a cinema entertainment in our recreation room.

All the notebooks were written on the right hand page and additions, photos, cartoons or other documents were added to the left hand page.

9^th “            Rode to Merville and had tooth stopped in the afternoon.  I held a conference of C.O.’s Gen Turner returned late at night & I went back.

All the notebooks were written on the right hand page and additions, photos, cartoons or other documents were added to the left hand page.

8^th “             Went round trenches – more rain – roads in places a foot under water.

All the notebooks were written on the right hand page and additions, photos, cartoons or other documents were added to the left hand page.

7^th Nov.          Motored to Div H.Q. to attend a conference – much rain.

All the notebooks were written on the right hand page and additions, photos, cartoons or other documents were added to the left hand page.

6^th Nov.          Gen Turner left for an inspection of depots so I went to Bde. H.Q. to

command.

All the notebooks were written on the right hand page and additions, photos, cartoons or other documents were added to the left hand page.

Added later in a much older hand ‘Harry Williams died on A5 as Major Gen in 1918 I think in ***** and I believe no pension granted widow.’

5^th Nov.          In the morning I rode over to Bone to the presentation of medals & then

went into the trenches.

All the notebooks were written on the right hand page and additions, photos, cartoons or other documents were added to the left hand page.

2^nd Nov., 1916

15^th Infy. Brigade.

Please let Col. Allason see this letter from the Corps Commander.  I also congratulate him and his Battalion most heartily.

Please return.

(sd) R.B. Stephens Major General

Commdg. 5^th Division.

Copy.

Harry Williams.  Captain.

Adjutant 1/Bedfordshire Regt.