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25 June 1916
Sunday

Another Sunday round again. The days slip by. Presbyterian Church parade at 8.30 a.m. On ward in afternoon. Boy bad with sprained ankle. Church service in Y.M.C.A. tent

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5 October 1916
Thursday

Still dull & showery. Cupboard making again. Rob & self go for walk to Baths to see Mac. Y.M.C.A. Glee Club practice. Rob goes to Capt. Guthrie's Bible Class.

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1916 October 8
Sunday

Usual morning service at 10 a.m. wrote letters in afternoon. & after tea went to hear Rev. Guthrie good service. Tony not turned up for some time. Rumour hath it

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1916 December 23
Saturday

Fatigue as usual. Get up at 8 a.m. breakfast of fat pork & tea. Big wind storm & rain. tents blown down. Get Xmas box each from "War Chest Fund" comprising

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24 December 1916
Sunday
Up at 8 a.m. Xmas Eve. No difference, useless fatigue as usual. Sunday & all. We have to thank 3rd Field Col. for that. He is a notorious nigger driver.

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May Thursday 17 1917

Afternoon off. I go into Boulogne Get Kipling's Barrack Room Ballads for Andy Carruthers. Leave coat at Merridews. Visit At Boulogne "Haute Ville". An absorbingly

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1917 Friday 1 June

Gen. duties. Wire mending round camp
MacB & I down to beach after tea Mac put on night duty for month Has to shift into another shack.
Letters from Mrs. Gelling

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1917 Monday 11 June

Have a turn in Orderly Room. Collecting Classification States from Wards. etc. Good job but only temporary. Have to go into B – on pass – with letters &

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1917 Wednesday 27 June

A few more letters to hand up to middle of Apr.
Patients much as usual. Farrow our worst case now. Hepatite not too good. Chorus of groans all night long.

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1917 Monday 6 August

Bank Holiday. Rain per usual. Nothing of moment to report. Usual actions up the line. Mud & slush unheard of in its awfulness. Men waist deep in it Worst possible