Item 01: Florence Holloway diary, 1 September 1917-31 October 1918 - Page 251
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Tuesday 13 August 1917 [1918]
A day to be remembered! soft colors of the Pyramids & above all a quiet friend to enjoy it all with. Capt. Bigg called at the "Bierts [?] Retreat", 4.15 p.m. motored Groppi's, there we talked to Lt. Goss, Lt. Jarrett, Lt. McLean, Lt. Sullivan, nice boys all, then away to the Pyramids & if I could only describe the soft blue light in the distance, green fields, & yellow sand, above all Capt. Bigg telling me in his quiet voice of Gallipoli days. First casualty he saw was a man, both legs, 1 arm blown off, then carried a dead one out, after that nothing hurt so much ever again. In that awful valley full of death one could hardly build a "dugout" without coming upon the body of some brave man fallen. At Suvla bay 500 men (wounded) burnt, scrub caught fire.
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Wednesday 15 [14] August 1917 [1918]
No. of pts. 42. Convoy 6 pts. all practically convalescent. Capt. Thresher, R.A.M.C. op. gallstones, about 1 doz found, doing well. In Fowler's position 2nd day. Ice given to suck. No bile drawing 1st 24 hrs., some since. Atrop. gr. 1/00 given with Morph. gr. ¼ to help peristative action. I give to the dysentery pts. – Morph. gr. ¼ by mouth ½ hr. before Emetine Bismuth & Iodide pdr. Grs. iii – this for 1 night with intramuscular inj. of Emetine daily for 12 days – (gr. i).
With 40 Pt. rec'd mess surplus – bought 2 finger bowls 3/- each, 1 leather bag Pt. 12. Camera bellows repaired Pt. 5.