Item 04: Herbert Henry Harris diary, 1 August 1917-31 May 1918 - Page 110
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be like if this sort of thing keeps up. deferred Pay £40-14-6 Owe £8-7-0 Posted letters to Syd, Nell & Jack. A lot of fellows getting sick here can't stand the intense cold wonder how long I will.
Thursday 10/1/18
Snow melting fast tremendous thaw set in last night & all yesterdays snow has melted away But the ice underneath is still here & its the devil trying to walk.
deferred Pay £40-14-6 Owe £8-7-0
Boys off to Blighty on leave every day don't expect I shall get away for another 12 months. Posted letter to Mrs Parsons. not so cold today all the designs gone off the windows. Sports on this afternoon & Tomorrow is Brigade sports.
Friday. 11/1/18
Snow nearly all gone, same old wind blowing & much warmer every where slush & mud for a change. Wrote to Nell last night. Sports to day. deferred Pay. £40-16-0 Owe £8-5-0 a little rain but not much still warm 8.30 pm
Saturday 12/1/18
Still keeping mild but I think going to rain. Sports next Saturday leave here about 27th for -------- Another letter from Nell also Jack, Carol, & Tony yesterday. will write to day. deferred Pay £40-17-6 Owe £8-3-0
Sunday 13/1/18
lovely morning sunny & frosty a little ice on the ground. Got clean change. Church Parade Wrote to Maude, Nell & Mr McLoughlin deferred £40-19-0 owe £8-1-0. Wrote to