Item 05: Fred Harold Tomlins war diary, 19 March-15 August 1916 - Page 35

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18-4-16
the price & to give you the £10 when he has collected it from the Pay Office on the book, but as Small received £25.0.0 on account of his teeth a few weeks ago he had to get another excuse,
a few parcels & an odd letter or two turned up today; Tonight Abdul Moolah turned up at 8 oclock & made "shea" for us; & we arranged with him to buy & cook 2 turkeys & vegetables for next Sunday's dinner also to get apples for us from Minia;

A message came through tonight asking for applications for transfer from this Regt. to 1st Field Sqd. Divisional Engineers, men of all trades required; The men in the Orderly Room at Tukl-El-Kheil says it is thought at the Base that we shall leave for England or France within a few weeks

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