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very warm & as well we have to carry our blanket when on the march we are not anxious for more than one. Piquet duty to-night, drew first shift. Retained our sheep skin vests up till the present, all through the hot weather, & now when we are off to a cold country, of course it is quite in keeping with the ways of the military to get rid of them , which we certainly had to do.
Friday 2/6/16Foot & hand inspection. Tedious day on piquet, for they again enforced the four hour shift. Returned from piquet at 7 pm.
Saturday 3/6/16Our tents struck; now sleeping in a shed, which has just been erected as a mess shed. Daily wittness some very interesting manoeuvres by the
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