Item 05: Fred Harold Tomlins war diary, 19 March-15 August 1916 - Page 186

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[Page 186]

13-8-16
Sun 13th
Rose again at 5.30 this morning watered & fed our horses & at 9 oclock had orders to be ready to form up at 9.30 to proceed to Romani. we gat away to time & escorted the Art. home arriving here at 1 oclock this afternoon; & we are to go to Ballah for a spell;

The New Zealanders & 2nd Brigade came back to camp last night; several case of cholera was reported yesterday one fatal & all drinking from the wells is prohibited in consequence, but the men will drink anything when thirsty enough cholera or not.
put in tonight washing dirty clothes & a bath once more is a trea. a service is being held in the YMCA & the singing sounds good from here

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