Item 05: Thomas Alexander White diary, 22 November 1918-16 June 1919 - Page 29

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22nd
Rode with Merifield into Bois de Minières.   Road sloppy & boggy - visited St Aubain [St Aubin] & Morialme. -

23rd
Completed M.S. of "Two Blues" our Bn. Journal.

Entry 5.1.19

25th Decr.
My Coy & Officers all had Xmas Dinner together in Jesuit College Hall at Florennes.

Dinner arranged by Lt McRae - Each man put in 5fr. Officers 30fr. Splendid Success - Pièce de Resistance - Roast Goose.

Celebrated - evening by entertaining Bde officers at Bn. Hqr. Mess & visiting 4th Divn. Motor Transport at 1am (26th).

31st
Visited Bde Hqrs to see New Year In. They then, with 16th Bn. visited our Mess & remained until 4 am, singing, drinking, dancing together.