Item 05: Fred Harold Tomlins war diary, 19 March-15 August 1916 - Page 36

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19-4-16
Wed 19th
A good many men applied today for transfer to 1st Field Sqd. Div. Engineers. The officers came [indecipherable] this afternoon with a cricket bat & ball but the ball did not last long as it was a cheap one & soon went to pieces.
had cocoa tonight

20-4-16
Thurs 20th
The transport drivers brought out a bat & ball from Minia for us yesterday, we had a few strikes this morning & finished the ball off this afternoon

The South Western Mounted Bde Field Amb. was replaced by 4th Dismounted Field Amb. at Minia today; We received a paper mail this morning Tonight we had a concerttonight which went off very well

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