Item 15: Archie Barwick diary, 1 October-14 December 1918 - Page 39
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One thing that struck me forcibly down here is the large number of people you see walking about the streets with a little bag of chipped potatoes & fish, it seems quite the thing down here so the other night I thought I would try a few so I stands in the little queue & waits my turn, for 6d. I got a fair amount & I can tell you that they went down well.
21st. Very dull & miserable & the ground is getting quite sloppy. There are no signs of our moving as yet. This morning a Colonel came round & asked all the men if they had been issued with clothing & whether they had been paid or not. Our old Dr. was with him (Thompson now a Colonel). We are going to have our medical inspection any day now. The big Camp had a part of theirs yesterday.
Got an issue of coal today so the hut is quite warm & cheerful.
22nd. Had our medical inspection this morning. First of all they put us all through a big disinfecting room