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Sunday 15 October 1916
Canteen Corporal. Wrote Dad, Mum, Marie & Auntie Annie. Glorious day. Sent [indecipherable] & flowers. Also Night on, but had to finish letters in Canteen. Very cold.
Monday 16 October 1916
Voting Day. Glorious Day. Dave & I go to the Pictures. Very good turn of Musique. Girl dancer & contortionist. I buy tin opener in village.
Tuesday 17 October 1916
Cold very bad. I go into 3 Ward. Very hard day. I write to Jennie when on duty in the fumigation. Pay Parade, get 15/-. Col. speaks to Boys on 2 p.m. parade. Wrote Jennie.
Wednesday 18 October 1916
Still Ward 3A. Transferred to Syph. Division with Ellis. Began duties as my younger Brother Batman. Wrote to Bess & Maisie.
Thursday 19 October 1916
Wrote to H. Hey, Mem, Jess M. & Chris Dobson. A one legged patient comes in. One of Earn's Patients meets His brother after 14 years in His ward.
Friday 20 October 1916
We take up our Lodgings in No. 4 Hut. We have now a nice Home & everything is O.K. The first batch of our Boys go to the Infantry. Letter from Auntie Annie & Roy.
Saturday 21 October 1916
Receive letters from Marie, Billy & I take out our washing & go to Pictures. We have lovely weather. I write to Marie but do not finish letter.
Saw Col. Raffan & dreamt about Him too.