Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 71

• November 24, 2016 22:58:25 Sue Bryant

   
  

  Monday Jan 25 1915

   

  To day is the day of the great Inspection

  we were got out of Bed at 5-30 & after

  washing & shaving we had breakfast at 7 o-clock

  & fell in for Parade at 7-45 on the Parade

  ground where we had drill for about one

  hour after which we marched to the other side of

  Maymyo is a very large field which is called the

  polo field. Here we were met by the 5th Gurhas

  & the Mountain Battery we were all drawn up

  into line when the Bugle went to announce the

  arrival of Sir John Kison who is the Commander

  of the Southern army in India we had to go

  through a corse of Battalion Drill & then the

  2 best company’s were picked out to give an

  exibition in Bayonet Fighting the company

  were A & C. A company had to do a charge

  with Bamboo poles & afterwards C had to

  do a charge at Dummy Figures with Fixed

  bayonets. It was a charge which would have

  turned the Gordon Highlanders green with

  Envy but unfortunately we ran at too great

   
  

   

   
  

• November 24, 2016 21:53:09 Sue Bryant

  Monday Jan 25 1915

  To day is the day of the great Inspection

  we were got out of Bed at 5-30 & after

  washing & shaving we had breakfast at 7 o-clock

  & fell in for Parade at 7-45 on the Parade

  ground where we had drill for about one

  hour after which we marched to the other side of

  Maymyo is a very large field which is called the

  polo field. Here we were met by the 5th Gurhas

  & the Mountain Battery we were all drawn up

  into line when the Bugle went to announce the

  arrival of Sir John Kison who is the Commander

  of the Southern army in India we had to go

  through a corse of Battalion Drill & then the

  2 best company’s were picked out to give an

  exibition in Bayonet Fighting the company

  were A & C. A company had to do a charge

  with Bamboo poles & afterwards C had to

  do a charge at Dummy Figures with Fixed

  bayonets. It was a charge which would have

  turned the Gordon Highlanders green with

  Envy but unfortunately we ran at too great

   

  
  

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• November 24, 2016 21:51:03 Sue Bryant

  Monday Jan 25 1915

  To day is the day of the great Inspection

  we were got out of Bed at 5-30 & after

  washing & shaving we had breakfast at 7 o-clock

  & fell in for Parade at 7-45 on the Parade

  ground where we had drill for about one

  hour after which we marched to the other side of

  Maymyo is a very large field which is called the

  polo field. Here we were met by the 5th Gurhas

  & the Mountain Battery we were all drawn up

  into line when the Bugle went to announce the

  arrival of Sir John Kison who is the Commander

  of the Southern army in India we had to go

  through a corse of Battalion Drill & then the

  2 best company’s were picked out to give an

  exibition in Bayonet Fighting the company

  were A & C. A company had to do a charge

  with Bamboo poles & afterwards C had to

  do a charge at Dummy Figures with Fixed

  bayonets. It was a charge which would have

  turned the Gordon Highlanders green with

  Envy but unfortunately we ran at too great

  
  

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