Item 01: Henry Weston Pryce diary, May 1916-ca. 1918 - Page 31
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[Page 31]
and brass taps, ground sheets abt 2000, 60 cases raisins, 5 champagne, sank records, P.D. Jan 1.)
3rd Returned ashore with all kit. Stored same, bar packs, in 3 Store (navy) & used head to extent of giving my pack to nig. to carry. Got called down by M.O. (may allah afflict the fool with the plague) but took no notice & went on up the mountain like a gent, arriving fresh & happy. Cost 9d.
4th Do you remember a "Curiosity" in an old magazine, a photo of a Baobab tree growing on top of what has been an old tower or wall & holding same up in its roots? Well, I'm bunked in a hut & that curiosity is in front of the steps. It's the ruin of an old slave days lookout tower & fort.
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