Item 03: W. E. Bendrey diary, 19 June- 17 September 1916 - Page 104

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[Page 104]

Spt 10 The other padres looked on. Think there are about 10' D's aboard
Rec'd 3 pkts of smokes, & wonder of wonders, 2 small slices of Qld. Pineapple. Red X stuff it was. The noble Sgts had a tin each but the fighting mob only got 2 tins between 13 men. Often we wonder how much Red X stuff is stolen, sold or unfairly apportioned
Just washed a towel, yea – a very black towel in commemoration of the "pineapple". Below, the boys have pooled part of their
[in margin] Sunday

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