Item 15: Archie Barwick diary, 1 October-14 December 1918 - Page 24
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12th. Another trip to the dentist this morning but happily not for long. He just raked one of my back teeth clean & put some chemical stuff in to kill the nerve. Its just beginning to give me fits now but its much better than having them out straight off the bat. I had enough of that sort of thing in Birmingham.
13th. A lucky day for me, this afternoon as I was sitting at my table the Orderly Sgt. rushed in & shouted out my name & sung out that I was to report to No. 10 Camp immediately to go to Australia. I was writing a letter home at the time so you can guess how pleased I was. I packed up my things at once & took them over to the Camp. There I met a few of the lads I had not seen for years including Bob Modrell of the 5th Division.
In the afternoon Charlie Tonkin came across & we went for a walk it was a glorious afternoon & the countryside looked simply splendid, everything looked so clam calm & beautiful, & the leaves