Item 01: Harold Copley war diary, 9 October 1915-1 July 1917 - Page 54
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soldiers it is a great shame the way they treat us with pay we were paid 2 weeks ago 10/- so most of the chaps are broke & the seems no chance of getting any I happened to have a few pound by me so I am right
Tuesday April 18th
To wet for drill so had lectures
Wednesday 19th
Went for a route march through Hazelbrouch a very nice town all the streets here are cobble so they are very hard to march on after the sand a nice day but a bit cold
Thursday 20th
On sentry at the billet today so had an easy day
Good Friday 21st
Had church service balance of day fine day
Saturday 22nd
Battalion runner training all day got soaked to the skin finished at 5.30 pm & then had to shift about 2 mile to a new billet it is better than the last 2 of us have a tent to ourself no word of pay