Part 02: Rex Nixon letters, 21 May 1915-27 December 1916 - Page 56
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from the Turks now, before we were only fifteen or twenty yards away. Even the dugouts are better than where we were before, as you can get good shelter from bombs, and shrapnel. I am in a dugout which holds three of us, we are good pals, as one is a farmer from Manilla, (N.S.W.) the other a publicans son, who are good ones at telling yarns, and also who are in the know. One is a corporal.
The worst part of the place is that we have to go round to Anzac Cove to have a swim, for if we were to go in down below us the Turks would get a good target, for it is only fifty yds from their trenches. It is just like our view only much nearer, and bigger ocean to gaze at. The way we sing, you would never dream of a war on, and the lights that are visible gives you a impression of how we are quartered, which no doubt means us putting in the winter. While I think of it, would you please send me a pair of mits, or gloves? I would rather have the ones with leather outside (kid ones) like Rupert had. We get plenty of bread now, also flour from the Q.Ms store, with it we make pan cakes, patties, and lots of other things which we give special names, also we make things which we have never seen before, but they all go the same way home. We'll eat anything when we come home again, as we do now, especially flies.
Went down to see Rod yesterday, but I think he is still in