Item 02: W. E. Bendrey diary, 6 October 1915-19 June 1916 - Page 118
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May 14 the day & we were paid our 2/- a day also. – Rec'd letter from J. Curtis He is OK & got through the bombardment safely – "How stiff I am" Australians are now being sent to Eng' from the Hospitals, & here am I fooling round waiting for the Board on Tuesday & incidentally dodging toil.
"Seated on top of the cliffs listening to the roar of the breakers on the rocks & sand far below. Standing about 2 or 3 yds from the shore is what appears to be the remains of an old lighthouse. A cold misty rain is beginning to sweep inshore from the Channel, so think ill do a bunk home. Some of our boys leave the Hosp tonight for Eng'=
15 Rain, & still more rain. Wonder will it ever stop. These Mps have good jobs One fellow just stands at the main entrance to stop us from going out & every hour he belts half a steel rail with a small but weighty hammer – that's our town clock [in margin] Mill, HC, (R)