Item 05: Fred Harold Tomlins war diary, 19 March-15 August 1916 - Page 52

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[Page 52]

This morning a couple of English officers turned up here early in a motor car apparently they are the officers who will take over this camp for us;
Last night one of the lads was sleeping on the burcene by the canal & woke up this morning to find one of the natives had called on him during the night & commandeered his boots;
A home made shower was erected by Major Smith yesterday & has been made good use of

9-5-16
Tue 9th
The lad who had his boots stolen the night before last tied his laces to his arm last night & slept in the same place, at daybreak this morning he was wakened by a pull at his arm & found the native had come back for another pair, he was chased but made good his escape by swimming the canal & getting into a village;
General routine of work

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