Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 58

• December 6, 2016 11:51:39 Jake Warren

  unloading 25 cartridges in 50 seconds. You place 5 each

  time in the magazine and each time after taking a

  charger out of the pouch, the pouch must be securely

  fastened. A charger is a metal clip which holds 5

  cartridges & made to slip into the magazine. The

  test of loading these 25 Cartridges in 50 seconds

  is not as easy as it sounds but I managed to do it

  myself 3 times out of four. To day also a Native

  school master was brought to the Barracks to give

  us lessons in the Hindustani language. It is

  rather amusing to hear the men spluttering and

  stammering and Kidding themselves they are

  talking Hindustani. Why the majority can’t speak

  English but of corse there is nothing like

  thinking.

  --

  Tues Jan 12 1915

  To day has been exceptionally hot during

  the morning we had lessons in Bayonet

  fighting by one of the Gurkha officers

  it is one of the most interesting exercises we

  have had & everybody enjoyed it very much.

• November 21, 2016 20:40:32 Sue Bryant

  unloading 25 cartridges in 50 seconds. You place 5 each

  time in the magazine and each time after taking a

  charger out of the pouch, the pouch must be securely

  fastened. A charger is a metal clip which holds 5

  cartridges & made to slip into the magazine. The

  test of loading these 25 Cartridges in 50 seconds

  is not as easy as it sounds but I managed to do it

  myself 3 times out of four. To day also a Native

  school master was brought to the Barracks to give

  us lessons in the Hindustani language. It is

  rather amusing to hear the men spluttering and

  stammering and Kidding themselves they are

  talking Hindustani. Why the majority can’t speak

  English but of corse there is nothing like

  thinking.

  --

  Tues Jan 12 1915

  To day has been exceptionally hot during

  the morning we had lessons in Bayonet

  fighting by one of the Gurkha officers

  it is one of the most interesting exercises we

  have had & everybody enjoyed it very much.

  
  

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