Item 01: T. J. Cleary diary, 8 March 1916 - 15 August 1917 - Page 153
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I attended a good orchestral Band performance in the Park at Albert near the Square.
28th Whitmonday 5-17
Weighed myself on Albert Station 70 Kilogrammes about 10st 12 Summer rigout. Amiens, shown into W.C. by a lady attendant , who waited on me for a tip. Seen P. Doherty in charge of a picket, he told me that Burgess-Kiloh was only wounded after all. Took the tram to Hippodrome (no Bon) Next trip took Tram to Madeleine passed quite a number of Canals on the way (this was the Somme Side). There was a large Cemetery at the terminus. on the way back I got out and had a walk around the Citadel a strong point like Mount Solitary with an artificial gulley with very high walls around it. Very old fashioned. Had dinner with George. Had to wait a long time. Cook came out & asked me if I was a Catholic I never answered George said "I am" – she then asked us about Egypt & said me good Catholique been in Alexandria & Jerusalem. George got served ¼ of an hour ahead of me because he said he was