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Commissions in this force as soon as the vacancies occour so it may not be long before we gain our rank as officers.I may say mum we have plenty of sport of an evening now in the shape of boxing the other night I was boxing with a chap & I got worked in a corner & when trying to work my out got a beauty in the eye which closed it up completely but you can bet I gave one in return a few minutes after.To night our company is having a concert in the mess room & I can tell you there are some characters who sing comic songs we also get the nurses along to sing a few songs as well & the men appreciate them very much.
To-day Thursday we are again trying to keep cool as it is to hot too drill we parade to day at 4. p.m & get back to camp at 10. p.m. I can tell you it is beautiful at night here as the moon is always bright & the nights cool so we do not begrudge the night marches & hot coffee when we return is just alright. We have only two meals here breakfast & tea it is
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