Item 01: T. J. Cleary diary, 8 March 1916 - 15 August 1917 - Page 61
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places of Interest are closed & in Westminster Abbey some of the more valuable relics were covered with Sand bags. There is no water in the Fountains at Trafalgar Square & some of the Historic places are caged in. It is the dearest place to live in I have yet seen one has almost to pay to breathe. One gets nothing for nothing & the traffic is great disappointment too I think it is much overrated. When our train left on Sunday evening 10.40 P.M. 18-6-16 there was a great crowd to see us off exactly as if we were leaving for the front.
Letters to home & MAC. ENG
Wednesday 21-6-16 Mess Orderly
The margarine that has been supplied for us cannot be distinguished from Butter. This is the hungriest camp I have been in but that is all the fault of the R.O.Master
Saturday 24-6-16
We were inspected today by Mr W. R. Hughes on what I shall always think of as the Great Coat Parade. The inspection took place near Bulford camp. I got wet which did'nt improve the cold I am suffering from now