Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 78

• December 7, 2016 16:43:46 Jake Warren

   
  

  I had this job for a full 24 hours.

   

  Fri Feb 5 1915

   

  To day we had a rotten job digging trenches

  round the Barracks and when we had

  finished our poor hands were covered with

  Blisters and we were quite pleased to be able

  To have a good bathe afterwards.

   

  Sat Feb 6 1915

   

  We have had another day on Bush Drill

  but had to come back on account of the

  rain. When I got back I was delighted to hear

  that I had a box waiting for me from home

  and what a bust up I had little Jack Horner was

  not in it with me I eat cakes & smoked cigarettes

  until I began to feel quite bad. To day

  we were also given mosquito nets to sleep

  under these a made just like a large

   
  

• December 6, 2016 13:58:57 Jake Warren

   
  

  I had this job for a full 24 hours.

   

  Fri Feb 5 1915

   

  To day we had a rotten job digging trenches

  round the Barracks and when we had

  finished our poor hands were covered with

  Blisters and we were quite pleased to be able

  To have a good bathe afterwards.

   

  Sat Feb 6 1915

   

  We have had another day on Bush Drill

  but had to come back on account of the

  rain. When I got back I was delighted to hear

  that I had a box waiting for me from home

  and what a bust up I had little Jack Horner ...was

  not in it with me I eat cakes & smoked cigarettes

  until I began to feel quite bad. To day

  we were also given mosquito nets to sleep

  under these a made just like a large

   
  

  
  

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• November 25, 2016 23:14:47 Sue Bryant

  I had this job for a full 24 hours.

   

  Fri Feb 5 1915

   

  To day we had a rotten job digging trenches

  round the Barracks and when we had

  finished our poor hands were covered with

  Blisters and we were quite pleased to be able

  To have a good bathe afterwards.

   

  Sat Feb 6 1915

   

  We have had another day on Bush Drill

  but had to come back on account of the

  rain. When I got back I was delighted to hear

  that I had a box waiting for me from home

  and what a bust up I had little Jack Horner was

  not in it with me I eat cakes & smoked cigarettes

  until I began to feel quite bad. To day

  we were also given mosquito nets to sleep

  under these a made just like a large

  
  

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