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Duty from 4 to 6 am. This work is very easy & one is off duty all day & has not to go & work in the Amunition yards. The First Night passed off quietly except that several boys had what we called a Birthday & kept up arguments to nearly 11 Pm. As Tatts or Roll call is taken every night at 9 Pm all lights are to be out by 9.30 & strict silence is to be observed although a certain amount of latitude is allowed. Wednesday 30/5/17
After Breakfast I applied for & was granted a Leave Pass to go into the village, it being Market Day from 7 to 12 noon. The Market is held in the large Square. On approaching the Square one is struck by the large number of portable stands containing all sorts of Goods, The [indecipherable] arrive overnight from Distant parts. I believe they travel from Village to Village. Pigs are sold in large crates & cattle at one end. There must have been nearly 1000 People made up of fully 90% of Women very near all dressed in Deep Mourning, it brings home to one the results