Taylor war diary, 16 January 1916-22 July 1919 / Tom Taylor - Page 189
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[Page 189]
or unfit for service overseas for 1 month. I was then put on exercises like deep breathing etc and many a ruse we put up to dodge them.
I forgot to mention that on my arrival I was put into No 19 hut and on going inside I heard a voice say "Hello Tonty Hows the Biz Now". It was big Eddie Boyce that I had helped to carry out of the station in Corbie and he just managed to pull through. He told me all that had happened since he had left the Unit and I told him my share and so we settled down to the business together as one old mate is worth 20 new ones.
Later on we picked up Charlie Ekberg and Alick Cox and Bill Lawley who was blown through the roof at Corbie so there was quite a family until about a month later Eddie Boyce received word that owing to 2 of his brothers being killed he was going home to Australia. On the Friday morning following the news he came in to say Good-bye and