Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 106

• November 29, 2016 01:19:42 Sue Bryant

  wood. As we were crossing these logs all began

  to sink into the mud so we had to each join

  hands & drag each other through when we finished

  we were absolutely covered in mud & Drenched

  to the skin but every body were quite pleased

  with themselves as we had accomplished an

  object we then marched back to camp reaching

  this about 2-a.m. getting to bed about 2-30

  in the morning.

   

  Fri Mar 19 1915

   

  After having such a very hard night we

  were allowed to remain in Bed this morning

  untill 6-30 & then until 9-o-clock we had to

  prepare for a field Day which is supposed to

  be the hardest of them all. A field day is

  a sham fight & the most dangerous part about

  it is every man has to fire Ball Cartridge

  instead of blank. It was something after the

  style of the March 12 only after finishing the

  fighting each man has to start & cook his

  own dinner. What a carry on each man had to

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