Item 04: G. O. Hawkins letters to his family, 2 January 1915-November 1917 - Page 16
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Well the worst I can say is that I will deserve these dearest of thoughts of you all, and trust that I may be permitted to go back to you with honour worthy of you. These my red letter days are experiences of that fact I often mention, viz – we live in moments only, not in days. So, when yours and mothers and the childrens letters come those moments are
I am in the Qrt store writing now it is 10 minutes to 9oclock, a little while ago word came that another unit of 130 men and 2 Officers were to arrive at 9pm
I accordingly instructed the Sergeant Cook to prepare hot tea to be ready for them and now must be off to see about their sleeping quarters which I think must be under the stars of Egypt tonight for all the huts are packed like sardines.
How these 'kahki' men are swamping in! Why last night I had to wake up the officers at 1.30 this morning (as paddy would say) to light up the huts for the 6th Reinforcements of the 7 Battalion 300 strong and there I was up again at 4am to see them come from out the mysterious dark and enter our lines, dusty and tired