Series 01: George Lillie war diary, 24 August 1914-24 April 1915 - Page 47

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wharf lamping & we also built a pier which is going to be called either after the Battalion or the Colonel. It was pretty monotonous work carrying & quarrying stones for the pier. The tucker rations were beginning to get short & there had to be an uproar to get what we were supposed to get. The prisoners get a bad time of it being [indecipherable] out like rabbit skins to dry.

March 20
Fatigue Carrying water in buckets for about a mile for the hospital.

March 21
Church parade a corporal having charge of the service.

Football in the afternoon

March 22
Fatigue road making. We had a visit from General Birdwood