Item 01: James Wilkie letters, ca. 1914-1918 - Page 34
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day did he worry us much. I'll tell you all about that later on. What did surprise me was that I was much more amused at the other chaps antics than scared. Sounds callous but it is so. We came out of the line about Christmas & went back to a little village. In a way it was better there, but had a decent room to sleep in & decent meals but I had a very busy time working all day & till 10 & 11 every night. Weather pretty rotten too. Then I had to come away down here for a course of instruction in a new branch of clerical work which they are starting.
I haven't cared much about it, it is a big training camp & we sleep in tents (very cold & damp this weather) & 8 of us which is rather crowded.
It is terribly cold, snow every day & we have to attend lectures all day & swat at night.
Of course there are compensations. I have met several old friends & made several new rather jolly friends. Then we have had a couple of impromptu concerts.