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4th. Jan..     Corey
Yesterday while out on a route march I came against Ernie Cory in the 55th. He tells me that Lorrie Crisp & two of the Smiths are in the same Battalion & are only two lines away from us in this camp. Two route marches today & had just got into bed when at 8 o'clock the orderly sgt. came in & told two of us to go down to the Hospital siding to act as guides to a draft coming in from Overseas. Got to the siding at 8.30 & waited till 12.30. Two troop trains came in but were both full of Tommies & Scotties & no Australians. A big hospital train came in while we were waiting. The hospital trains are beautifully fitted up. I almost wished I was one of the patients myself.
5th Jan
Had a spell off this morning in consideration of last nights work. Route march in the afternoon.
6th Jan
Two route marches today and tonight went to hear a very good lecture on the war by Mr Lowell.
7th Jan
Church parade in the morning and spell in the afternoon.
8th Jan
Route march in the morning and rain in the afternoon.
9th Jan
Rain sleet and snow all day with route march in afternoon
10th Jan
Snowed and rained all day so we had the day off but I was unfortunate enough to

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