Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 42

• November 23, 2016 02:58:28 Sue Bryant

  Christmas Eve we were all in Bed about

  9-30 & soon fell asleep but about 12-30

  we were rudely awakened by our beds

  being overturned by some of the Boys being

  on the Warpath, so of course we had to

  carry the same on again & after that & the

  singing of song we managed to get

  back to bed about 3-30. Tired out.

  We got up 6-30 & after taking great care in

  the preparations of our Toilet. Then at 8-o-clock

  We all sat down to a very good breakfast

  I wont say here what we had as I am putting

  in another page the Menu & Programme we

  had our meals in one of the Bungalows

  which we had Decorated up for the

  occasion with streamers were given Orange

  trees etc & every thing looked first class

  after Breakfast of corse we had to have

  a rest & then get ready for a church

  Parade. In India all soldiers who attend

  Church go with 20 rounds of ammunition

  & Rifle fully loaded the reason for this

  is because The Indian Hurting Brook

• November 19, 2016 06:10:10 Sue Bryant

  Christmas Eve we were all in Bed about

  9-30 & soon fell asleep but about 12-30

  we were rudely awakened by our beds

  being overturned by some of the Boys being

  on the Warpath, so of course we had to

  carry the same on again & after that & the

  singing of song we managed to get

  back to bed about 3-30. Tired out.

  We got up 6-30 & after taking great care in

  the preparations of our Toilet. The at 8-o-clock

  We all sat down to a very good breakfast

  I wont say here what we had as I am putting

  in another page the Menu & Programme we

  had our meals in one of the Bungalows

  which we had Decorated up for the

  occasion with streamers were given Orange

  trees etc & every thing looked first class

  after Breakfast of corse we had to have

  a rest & then get ready for a church

  Parade. In India all soldiers who attend

  Church go with 20 rounds of ammunition

  & Rifle fully loaded the reason for this

  is because The Indian Hurting Brook

  
  

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