Item 02: W. E. Bendrey diary, 6 October 1915-19 June 1916 - Page 73
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Apl 5 but it wants to be a lot better yet. Another chilly day, but no rain. Went out with Grenadiers & threw bricks & chunks of metal for 2 or 3 hours. Believe the live bombs are to arrive later on. 22 days to live is the limit for a Grenadier so it looks as if I'm in for a fairly warm time. The tucker has been rotten of late, so the boys paraded today & now there is a distinct improvement. Concert in the School Hall by the Tommies & it wasn't half bad either. Issued with an extra blanket, so we will cease to shiver. [in margin] R
6 Same old thing, cold & cloudy. Our water supply has run out:– the well is empty so we have to carry water from another farm about 3 or 4 hundred yards distant. Pay dished out this afternoon instead of tomorrow so I imshied & bought sundry articles. Several of the chaps were in a state of Shik