Item 03: Archie Barwick diary, 10 May-23 July 1916 - Page 224
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Alexandria to Tel-el-Kebir when we lost several men out of our carriage, the next was from Tel-el-Kebir to Seraphium when we lost another man from our truck, the third time was coming from Marseilles to Hazebrouck, when one night I opened the door of my carriage, & let it swing out it had no sooner done so, than bash she hit the entrance to a tunnel & splintered the door to pieces, & 4th was last night I wonder what the next will be
When we arrived at Fieneilliers Candas our destination after a trip of 7 hour's
I reported the loss of articles to our officers, they didn't say anything only smiled when I told them how it happened, I told them one of the rifles was mine, but a little while after, I found out that my rifle through an accident was not among them another took mine in mistake for his when