Item 02: John Thomas Hutton war diary, 1 January 1917-10 January 1918 - Page 191
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[Page 191]
Nutty a big raking chestnut 17.1 hands, three white stockings star on forehead. Branded on shoulder [diagram] also under saddle [T with 21 under] and [arrow pointing upward] on rump, dont look much but beleive me he is a great old plodder & worth his oats
20. 6.17
[Transcriber's notes: In this diary many place names are incorrectly spelt. The following lists likely locations.
Arneke spelt Arniques
Bailiff Wood spelt Baliff Wood
Bapaume occasionally spelt Bapume
Bienvillers spelt Biefvilliers
Boulancourt spelt Beulancourt
Boulogne spelt Bolounge
Caestre spelt Castre
Cassel spelt Cassell
Favreuil spelt Favrieul
Grevillers spelt Grevilliers
Norieul spelt Noriuel
Paschendaele occasionally spelt Paschen-dale
Pierregot spelt Perrigot
Pozieres occasionally spelt Pozoieres
Puchevillers spelt Puche-Viller
Rainneville spelt Raineville
Renescure spelt Renesque or Renesqure
Rubempre occasionally spelt Reubempre or Rebumpre
Sapignes spelt Sapignies
Steenwerck spelt Steenwurk or Steenwerk
Steenvoorde occasionally spelt Steenvorde
Winnezeele spelt Winnizeele or Winnizelle
[Transcribed by John Corbett for the State Library of New South Wales]