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| 1917 | |
| Feb 9 | lunch under the Central feeding scheme, which deprived us of the extreme pleasure of having our rations cooked by the proprietor of our billet and served up to us and eaten like civilised men should eat it. Spent afternoon filling up shaft we had been busy making all the past week. Returned town at 4. Got more letters from home. Had Tea under the new scheme. Rotten. Not as good as the old billet teas. Everybody is dissatisfied with the change in the messing arrangement. Hope for an improvement in them soon. November Reinforcements from Moore Park arrived to-night. Went to see them. Bathed sore feet after suffering from them terribly all day. Spent evening in billet reading. |
| Feb 10 | Breakfast 7.20. Not bad. Returned to billet till 8.45. Parade 9. Went for route march. Got pay 30/-. Also Xmas parcel from |
| Feb 11 | Rose 8.15. Breakfast in billet. Church parade 9.30. Got mail after. 4 letters. Spent part of afternoon in Recreation Room, finding about a lady here who is looking for me. Got her name - the Hon. Mrs Bateman. Had tea at Rec. Room and returned to billet to spend evening in the usual reading and writing. |
| Feb 12 | Parade 8. Physical jerk lecture till 9. Marched to Mine fields Lecture on sapping. Spent afternoon in a sap. Returned town 4. No mail. After tea, men marched in a body to R. E. [Royal Engineers] Officers Mess to complain of food to Orderly Officer. Went to lecture in Salvation Hall. Returned to Billet 7.45 and spent rest of evening by fire reading. |
| Feb 13 | Parade 8. Mine field 9. Task work finished 2.15. Returned town. Arrived 3.15. Went billet and cleaned up after sapping all day. Had tea and, being too tired did not go to Lecture on Lille front. Stayed in billet and read. Turned in early after supper. No letters to-day. Messing much improved. |
| Feb 14 | Parade 8. Jerks till 9. Minefields 10. Task work in blind sap all day. Finished 2.45. Returned town 3.50. No Mail. Tea. Lecture. Returned to billet and spent evening by fire. Turned in early feelling tired. |
| Feb 15 | Parade 8. Minefields. Task on blind sap. Cut out at |
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