Item 08: Fred Harold Tomlins war diary, 19 January-28 April 1917 - Page 75

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21-3-17
Wed 21st
On parade this morning all the lads from Moascar & Alexandria had to fall out & were counted. A rumor spread about yesterday that all the lads from the front line had to go back tomorrow but we took no notice of it but we began to think this morning when we were separated; & on parade this afternoon the Captain told us that all men in from the desert are to return to our units tomorrow on account of operations & that we would come back in a months time if we were not under the ground some of the troops leave at 4.30 AM some at 8.30 AM the 1st Regt men at 4.30 PM; Went to Abbassia this afternoon without waiting for a pass, & found

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