Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 158

• December 8, 2016 04:35:55 Sue Bryant

  there was some hot tea ready for us & after

  having that we were all in good spirits once

  more. The reason we have been put into

  tents & isolated is supposed to be on account

  of the quantity of disease that were contracted

  at Mandalay & they think that this will blow it all

  off, any way it is to be hoped that it will

  blow it off quick & let us get back again into

  Bungalows.

   

  Sept 27 1915

   

  To day instead of having a holiday as we

  expected we had parades just as usual & we were

  any thing but comfortable as every thing was

  wet after the heavy rain during the night.

  One of the chief Parades now is digging a

  large bath. We are just like a lot of

  Navies digging away. The bath when finished

  will measure about 26 yards long by

  16 yards wide. It is 7 ft deep at one end &

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