Item 01: T. J. Cleary diary, 8 March 1916 - 15 August 1917 - Page 160

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Monday 16-7
3 Hours drill today. Splendid tucker. To be inoculated tonight. I am in No 7 Section (Rifle Grenadiers)? Inoculation cancelled. Seen our Boxing tournament. Not a bad show also walked over & had a look at the Butte of Warlencourt. A terrible lot of Durham light Infantry buried near there killed in 5-11-17 [1916] Stunt. Seen the graves of our fellows killed in the 14-11-17 [1916] also C.E. Wailes 2616 (Corporal) His grave was very handsomely finished.

Tuesday
Instruction in Bombing, Bridge Building, Bayonet fighting, Physical jerks.

Wednesday 18-7
Gas Drill. Matches cannot be obtained here. except issue. The men have to light fires to economise same. Inoculated today.

Saturday 21-7
Removing old huts from our previous camp at Longueval. Decorated Bobs grave with cartridges. Seen some Black french colonials (labor Group) very picturesque a number of them wearing poppies in their ears. They look like Malays.

Tuesday 24-7
Taking down old huts at Longueval. Great bombing stunts with old Bombs. We have the 22nd labour Battalion here

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