Item 01: Charles Britton war diary, 8 September 1916-13 October 1917 - Page 36

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Tues. May 1st 1917
Weather good & getting warmer. On fire picket last night. Morning physical drill etc, afternoon mounted guard at 4-30 P.M.  

Wed May 2nd
Reported to Sig School with rest of our Coy. All of us enrolled on strength of School but must complete our Infantry training first. As this will mean another 10 or 12 weeks in Infantry self & three other mates with previous service in S.A., have applied to be put into our 10th week of training so that we may get into the school as soon as possible. ( C Lambert, J Hankin, J Hodgman)  

Thur May 3rd
Squad drill, bayonet do [drill] & lecture on entrenching & advance guard. Physical drill etc   Weather good.

Frid May 4th
Physical drill early morning. Lecture on Gas & gas helmets & box respirators. Squad drill & bayonet do [drill]. Afternoon route march.