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all the rest & should come out with flying colors provided they let him stop there. He & I would like to keep together if possible, & I don't think there will be any difficulty in getting him transferred. Poor Brissenden had had no luck. He went into hospital with a very bad throat a couple of days before we disembarked, & did not return to us till we were safely in this camp. The A.A. & Q.M.G. at Lark Hill – Col Farmer wrote that he was to report to him immediately, so he was forced to leave his beloved signallers once more. From there he had written me a most pathetic letter – here is an extract. 'General Monash dug me out to act as confidential clerk to the A.A. & Q.M.G. – Col. Farmer – my duties are to draft letters make entries in registers, compile information relating to officers, and advise on legal points involved in courts martial. I am required to know the K.R. the Army Act, and the manual, & have to advise whether findings should be confirmed – and all for 9/6 per day ….. He also made it quite clear that I would have no chance for