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<p class="page" id="a5658017">[Page 17]</p><p>and were there when we left There was a Burial Service tonight aboard 4/4/16 A chap in the Pioneers 2R 1st Batt. died of double pneumonia He had a proper military funeral aboard, He was sewn up in his water proof sheet and covered with the Union Jack. The service was read and three volleys were fired, Then the Last Post was played by the buglers and he was comitted to the deep, The engines were stopped whilst the Burial Service was going on and know "lights out" has gone so must close for today's entry. Sunday 7th May. Things are going on in the same old routine, It is our day of duty to-day but we finished getting the stores out of the hold for the canteen before breakfast so are now free from duty until 2.30 pm. I was talking to the canteen manager and he said "That they had sold about £ 2.300 worth of goods, such as fruit (tinned) fish (tinned) biscuits, tobacco choclate, and tobacco." In fact they had nearly run dry and could have sold £ 500 worth more A bottle of lemonade is 4d., all soft drinks are the same price except a non-alcohol</p>