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October, 1915Saturday 30X As sandbags are only for TRENCH use, our Batmen put about 20 in the sea, next morning saying they found them washed up on the Beach.XSome are Regular beach-combers & if a Barge gets washed ashore, during the night it disappears in pieces wood is most valuable tonight we had fritters made in Bacon Fat & leavened with Eno's fruit Salts a bottle of which I brought from Cairo.Should friends of Soldiers be sending Chocolate or other eatables it is wise to put them in a sok & label clothing – as so many parcels are robbed. Our Padre Merrington has left for Australia his 12 months service being up.
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