Item 01: Sydney B. Young war diary, 13 May-24 July 1916 - Page 14

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alarm posts. Orders no man is to shave his upper lip.

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1st June Leading down to troop deck is a flight of steps about 6? tread and pitched at an angle of 45? The front edges are worn off and being wet are very slippery and the mess orderlies coming down with meals etc. slip dozens of times a day.
When a man slips down if he is good tempered he goes up again and walks down properly. Some of the men are making up to 8/- per day collecting bottles and selling to canteen at 1d each. One of the luxuries on board is an onion

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