Geoffrey Bell Hughes diary, 1 January 1916-31 December 1916 - Page 35
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7.2.16 Met Cullen & Vere & bid them good bye indulging in half a dozen bottles of beer. Lucky to get train.
6 February 1916 Sun
Church – parade 9.30. After dinner went for a tat-ta with Steve & partook of eight bottles of beer & stout. All the boys full to the neck. The butchers eyes stood out like [indecipherable] Norm Burgess & Jack Dudgeon both there. Scotty Thompson & Steve are put on picquet in charge of Canteen which resulted in 18 bottles of King George. Big night sleep out of the question. Murphy is tempted with the juice.
7 February 1916 Mon
Up at 4 a.m. feeling rather groggy. Struck tents & with a pint of whisky & tea moved off for the station. On arriving there loaded trucks. Twelve of the lads & Sgt Long remanded with 3 waggons till the evening train.
Met Arnold Markey & [Aggo] & went to see Vere during the day. Nearly missed train. Teb-el-Kebir with fifth artillery at 9.30. Arrived Camp Station midnight worked with Artillery till 4 a.m. Accused of stealing case which [text ends]
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[indecipherable] & Mitchell big argument