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a manner, if a chap so much as tried to walk over a chalkline how I would drive him away.

The perestilious[?] salute to the officers who passed us. We were not armed with guns in those days. All we had were short sticks rather thick.

The Holsworthy Camp broke up in November and we all marched down to Liverpool Camp. This was my mongst march up to this time and it was most trying as we were not trained very much.

Whilst acting as Sergeant's Orderly, received a letter in answer to prayer which read as follows. Pte Thomas Alcock "Thou rememberest not the answer of which the world contains so many who trade on lives. Thy words have wisdom and thy brain has sense. Be sure and punctual in your work. Be clean and neat.

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