Item 01: Sydney B. Young war diary, 13 May-24 July 1916 - Page 32

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[Page 32]

up to the house is a flight of steps and on the sides are 8 lions lying down (stone) 4 on each side 2 on each landing.
The 33rd Battalion have arrived to-day on the "Marathon", a White Star boat. It is said that Brigadier General Jobson is travelling on this boat.
We are lying at anchor in Table Bay where memory will always associate with the landing of the British troops for the South African campaign. Many of our boys are being photographed with kaffir children in their arms, to send home

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