Item 08: Fred Harold Tomlins war diary, 19 January-28 April 1917 - Page 53

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[Page 53]

4-3-17
Sun 4th
Did not get up till 7.30 this morning then had breakfast & Church Parade at 8.30; I went to the Church of England Service, the Service was rather interesting & very amusing to the Australians present as the Chaplain gave an outline of a man life who left England a member of the Church choir & with every prospects of a successful life But it was the old story, as soon as he got to Australia he got in with rough company & his life been wasted with drink & gambling; There was a general chuckle from the Australians & a good many of the Tommies, it was so pointed but the Chaplain apologised to the Australians before the last hymn & said he did not it for a slur on

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