Item 02: Fred Harold Tomlins war diary, 21 March-3 September 1915 - Page 194
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29.8.15
Sun. 29th. Yesterday Col. Meredith arrived with 50,000 reinforcements, Frank Hobson from N'mine [Narromine?] being amongst them. Bob Wall is in the 20th Btn. Today A Sqd. of the 12th L.H. was attached to this Regt., what was left of the original A Sqd. is now put with what was left of B Sqd. making B Sqd. from the two & with the extra Sqd. & reinforcements we are not far below fighting strength again. I believe B & C Sqd's of the 12th Regt. are reinforcing the 5th & 6th Regts. so the 12th L.H. is a thing of the past. The same fate fell to the 11th Regt. as they were split up to reinforce the Queenslanders & the lads of the 1st L.H. who have been in the trenches with the 2nd on Popes during the last week left the trenches at 4 oclock this afternoon & a Sq. of the 11th took their