Item 01: Thomas Alcock diary, 13 August-2 November 1917 - Page 76

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[Page 76]

Cake in parcel spoiled.  Was put on fire picket 3 hours & finish at 6 oclock in the morn.

(27)
Exchange Tunic.  Sewed on colours wrong side up.  Weather Beautiful.  In the afternoon, after tea, we were ordered to go to Billets get equipment and move to an open paddock.  Hot overnight, tarpaulins to go round.  We secured a supply of blankets per the O'Cs order and knotted them together swinging the whole lot over the wire.  Later on and on the way back secured straw for bed.

(28) 
Morning very cold  The 6 women bring round coffee  We all had

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