Item 01: Charles Monaghan diary, 1916 - Page 195

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[Page 195]

1 July 1916
Saturday

Change of duties. Join chap named Phillips on "paddy-barrow remove garbage from mess room & cook house 3 times a day.
In afternoon go into Estairs with Cart & Net. Get lift in Amb. waggon. Quite a holiday feel in air, taubes & observation ballons are there. Go right thro' Estairs, meet Nev. Porteais See Tony at No 3. F A. go on & pick up Bob at his "possy." Tea in Sailly. We walk back, meet T & trio walk into Estairs on my way home. Both have put in for transfers to 1st. F A. hope nothing prevents them getting it.
Anticipation of something big doing tonight. Frequent air fights are taking place.

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