Item 01: James William Dains diary, 21 November 1916-4 June 1917 - Page 27

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Went to see Comforts Fund rep. re issue of comforts.

Friday
Funeral this afternoon. Weather fine.

Saturday
Meeting of Div. Chaplains re cemetry arrangements. Weather dull & cold.

Saturday Sunday, Jan. 7th
Church parade this morning was small about 80 men present. Fatigue parties from both Battalions went out. About 15 stayed to sacrament. Mills came in during the afternoon. He had tea with me and stayed all night. We went to the Y.M.C.A. for service at 6.30. It was a fine service. Cutriss gave an address. Lew came home with us after church & we had supper & discussed Methodist conferences & Australian Methodism.

Monday
Visited the Billets today of C & D. Most of the men were out near the trenches doing fatigue work stacking bricks from ruined buildings & clearing old buildings out.