Item 03: Thomas Alcock war narrative, 1917-February 1919 - Page 39

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supplies from the pool. This water was rather dark in appearance but is alright when boiled.

So time went on very pleasantly and busily here My friend who had a wife and 3 children used to send them souvenirs from the different places we stopped at

One morning I was told to report at B.O.R. Battalion orderley room and was ordered to stop out of the line for a rest. So when the remainder of the Battalion were marched off for the front line we stopped behind

It was the practice of the higher-command to allow certain men who had seen a good deal of trench work to a rest; and a good and special scheme it

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