Item 02: Sydney B. Young war diary, 24 July-14 October 1916 - Page 54

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camp. After another 6 miles we came to Chitterne at 1 pm. another small village where we ate our midday meal and were shown to Flint Cottage where we were billeted. The front rooms were utilised as the battalion H'q'rs and guard room.

At 4.30 till 6 we played for the Officers mess in the rain and then had tea We then played through the village and I think they thought the end of the world had come as they had never seen Australians before nor had they heard a band for a long while.

Arriving back at our

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