Item 02: W. E. Bendrey diary, 6 October 1915-19 June 1916 - Page 78
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Apl 9 Patent beer carts here 2 long stout poles about 24 ins apart are fastened to an iron axle to which is attached the wheels. The poles serve at the same time as shafts & the beer barrels (from 5 to 9) are placed between. Well built & comfortable farmhouses, but the pits & dams etc are almost invariably placed right against the house, consequently one gets a not too pleasant odour in many instances. fruit trees are trained along the walls just like we train a grape vine, & the effect should be rather pretty when the leaves are right out. Many of the men & boys wear black peaked caps similar to those worn by a motor driver. Guard finished at 7 pm & we had to pack our kit as soon as we returned to camp
[in margin] Sunday
10 Left Renescure at 7 am for Uttersteene & picked up the rest of the Brigade enroute. Marched over 3 hours without a spell; many of the chaps fell out &