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1917
Sun June 24th
Church Parade, 11-30 address by Mr Holman. Afternoon washed clothes. Wrote letters.
Mon June 25th
P.T. morning with others of 12th with men throwing live grenades. Afternoon bayonet drill, gas & respirators, lecture on bombs & explosives.
Tues June 26th
P.T., Bayonet drill, open order work, & entrenching. Mounted guard at 4-0 P.M. Mail from here to Australia dated May 23rd & 30th sunk by submarine.
Wed June 27th
On quarter guard until 4-0 PM. First U.S.A. troops arrived in France.
Thur June 28th
P.T., bayonet drill, bombing, range finding & entrenching. Lecture on taking & consolidating mine craters. Raining.
Frid June 29th
Heavy rain, marking at Rollestone [Rolleston] ranges, wet through all day. Shifted into No. 11 Camp late in afternoon as reinforcements expected tomorrow. Austn. mail arr.