Palmer war diary, 8 Dec. 1915-17 April 1919 / Joseph Adams Palmer - Page 20

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belt & walking cane. These articles were essential to any of us who went on leave because we were inspected before we went & if we were not togged up like a Show Horse we were not allowed to go A lot of ridiculous things like this takes place in our Army but they are too numerous to quote If a private took all things seriously that he was supposed to do, he would be a madman in a week because an officer with two stars will tell you one thing to do & five minutes after a captain or another two star artist will hop along & tell you