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of the wet ground: he also told us there would be plenty of hard yacca but that we could get a bath & clean clothes now & again: dinner: F. Poole Beatty & I hard a yarn & "eat up" of chocolates: tea: wrote & read till bed: bombardment very heavy especially towards midnight.
Monday April 3rd
Revellie 6.30 am: frost: double & march: breakfast: bayonet practice: & musketry practice: dinner: route march & very solid: tea: had a bath in a kerosine tin & it went well: Tom & self had some cafe & chocolates: bombardment stopped during the day but started again towards night: it was a lovely evening & the boys were all under the trees writing & seemed very contented: bed:
Tuesday April 4th
Revellie 6.30am: fog: double up: breakfast: bayonet drill: dismissed at 11 am to sew our gas helmet into our tunic: The other one we carry in the haversack: Some of our Batt went to Steenbeque to see a demonstration of liquid fire: a fat old chap pulled along by a little dog caused much laughter: dinner: route march: tea: a part of the 6th Bgde marched past, transports & all: what a big thing this transporting of troops means? bombardment stopped during the day but started again after tea: bed:
Wednesday April 5th
No early parade & slept in till 7am: breakfast: fell in 9.30 am for a route march: home by 5pm travelling kitchens supplied tea for dinner & had stew ready for our tea: Tra bong: no band: marched past General Holmes: complimented on our marching: feet inspection: tea: the country we marched through was well entrenched: passed