Item 01: Frank Valentine Weir letter diary, 19 December 1914-31 December 1915 - Page 240

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[Page 240]

August, 1915
Sunday 29
Another week of bed I did expect to be out of this ere now, however, wound healing up well – but I'm full up of Hospitals & smell of Chloroform & the coughing & dilerium of sick men etc:-
Here's a yarn re a 1st L.H. trooper – "all hands were having a bathe on Beach at Anzac, when the Turks commenced shelling them – all made for shelter, one dripping naked Trooper dived into Gen [indecipherable] dug-out – exclaiming "I've had my ---------- swim any how." much to the astonishment of some English Staff Officers, pouring over Maps.
Can hear Church service in the Distance, would go if I could.

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