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in & country almost clear of snow.
Tuesday 25th December
Christmas Day. Sent off the stuff to the Battalion & then went through my kit so as to be ready to go on leave when the pass came through. Washed a few things etc. At 6 P.M. we had our Christmas Dinner the unit having theirs at midday. Ive had 10 courses, very fine indeed but it very nearly resulted in a tragedy. The first courses where much too liberal with the result that out of respect to the Cook we simply overate ourselves & when the dinner was over we were all helpless for an hour or more. I have never seen such a spectacle before. The fun of evening commenced about 9 when we began to move about & the drinks began to circulate. Then with songs & fun with the help of the piano we kept going till abut 12.30 when we closed the evening. The menu consisted of –