Item 02: Gordon Macrae diary, 9 January 1916-20 January 1917 - Page 16

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February 1916
the afternoon cleaning up for it. All the detail sergeants were away at a dinner. The guard turned out looking very clean. We had a bit of trouble about 9 pm. One man a patient of Lunar Park got the DTs but we got the inlying picket out & the AMC took him away in a car. It took 5 men to hold him. We had him on a stretcher & got him back to the hospital in a car.

Sunday 20th Had a fairly quiet day on guard. Cousin Will did not turn up. Sgt Long came out but I did not have much time to spare. He wants me to come down to Alexandria to see him. Promised me a good time.
Was relieved off guard at 5 pm. Wrote a letter to Kate & went to the Soldiers Club for supper.

Monday 21st Squadron drill in the morning & practice in picketing horses. Times for the different troops were D 4 – 40 sec. C & B 5min & A troop 5 min 3 sec which was very good seeing we have had very little practice