Item 01: William Peterson diary, 1 January 1916-13 August 1916 - Page 30
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[Page 30]
Why fret about them if today be sweet.
Omar KHYYÂM.
The Names of my Signallers are Corporal
Wilson
Corpl Cameron
Corpl McDougall
Pte Allan
Pte Appleton
Pte Dorricot
Pte Howard
Pte Mather
Pte Parrish
Pte Balderson
Pte Butler
Pte Barry
Pte Campbell
Pte Clark
Pte Hogarth
Pte Inskipp
Pte O'Halloran
Pte Smith
Pte Stringer
The last named being the only original signaller who started signalling with me in Ennongera Camp at the end of August 1914. and has gone through the whole lot with the exception of a short spell due to sickness.
Inspection of lines today the Commanding Officer Lt. Colonel T.W. Glasgow. Signalling parade and in fact all parades dismissed
A wet (Liquor) canteen installed in the Sergeants mess today also we dine now at 6pm instead of 5 p.m. The reason being that the various orderly Sergeants never had time to parade their pickets or else they had to bolt the meal which is not conducive to good health at any time and more especially these times when every man must (or should) take a pride in his