Dished out with leather gear etc. Went on Corn Exchange in morning. Slept at Union Jack Club.
A Diary of War
Frank Read's diary of life aboard H.M.S. Lion
Dished out with leather gear etc. Went on Corn Exchange in morning. Slept at Union Jack Club.
Franks father was ,I think,on the executive committee of the Corn Exchange in the City of London. So this reads ‘Corn’ not ‘Com’ probably. I have family documents on the Corn Exchange. Perhaps Frank worked there as well. I know my grandfather William worked there until he retired. I have a memory of him going up to the city in his bowler hat.
I remember my Mom talking about the Exchange and thinking that it was the Stock Exchange. She mentioned something about the crash of ’29 but I doubt the Corn Exchange was affected by that. Maybe they invested in the Stock Exchange too, however.