Item 01: William Burrell diary, 20 December 1915-12 November 1916 - Page 49
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tents in the afternoon & went into them Vic taken to the Hospital with mumps last day of our inlying battalion for duty : very cold in morning
Wednesday Jan 26th
Dull cold day : very cold morning revellie 6.0 am : elementary musketry all day long : Tom taken to hospital with mumps. Our tent had to be "struck" for twelve hours in lieu of putting us into contact : rained during day. Paid 50 piastres (10/5) after tea : went to Cairo to post some letters
Thursday Jan 27th
dull cold day : very cold morning : rained during the day : Revellie 6.0 am elementary musketry before & after breakfast : other companies inspected by General Birdwood : no parade in afternoon : went to Cairo but came home for tea : wrote & read in tent until sleepy Reg threw up his stripes & Taylor got the job
Friday Jan 28th
Fine clear day : cold as usual in morning & night : Revellie 6 am : elementary musketry up till dinner time : miniature range after dinner. (Grouping) I landed 4 bulls eyes three cutting into each other but the fifth went just out of the "possible" ring & I scored 15 out of 20 : If it had been target shooting I would have done splendid : went to Heliopolis after tea & got a few P. G. views