Item 02: Fred Harold Tomlins war diary, 21 March-3 September 1915 - Page 59

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[Page 59]

9.5.15
Sun. 9th. At 11.30 last night we fell in at the Camp & gave Col. Meredith three cheers as he is staying behind. The Col. gave a bit of a speech & said he was very sorry he was not going with us, but he knew we would do our job. We marched through Heliopolis with our Infantry pack on singing & shouting a treat. We boarded the train at Helmiah Station at 12.30 this morning & Berry who had scaled in was arrested & I was put on guard over him till the train was about to start & then had to put

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