Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 62

• December 6, 2016 12:14:58 Jake Warren

  Breakfast at 7-o clock & fell in for parade at

   7-45 we then started off with two Bands in

  Attendance & everybody looked in first class trim

   but when we arrived back  about 11-30 we were

   just like a lot of dish cloths we were simply

  wetthrough from head to foot with sweat

  & then had to change every thing we had as we

   were in such a dilapidated condition, but we

   all managed to accomplish this difficult task

   but at the experience of some very sore feet.

   To night we are having a whist drive given

   by the R.A.T.A.  the price of admission being the

   princely sum of two annas (2’) after the whist drive

   we were given a very good supper so we were

   not robbed as entrance fee was concerned.

  We spent a most enjoyable evening & had a very

  nice supper & broke up about 9-30.

  
  

  Sunday Jan 17 1915

  To day we have had another church parade

  After which we had a walk to what is called

  One Tree Hill. this is a great hill about 2

  Miles out of Maymyo it is a very steep hill &

  
  

• November 23, 2016 05:02:32 Sue Bryant

  Breakfast at 7-o clock & fell in the parade at

   7-45 we then started off with two Bands in

  Attendance & everybody looked in first class trim

   but when we arrived back in about 11-30 we were

   just like a lot of dish cloths we were simply

  went through from head to foot with sweat

  & then had to change every thing we had as we

   were in such a dilapidated condition, but we

   all managed to accomplish this difficult task

   but at the experience of some very sore feet.

   To night we are having a whist drive given

   by the R.A.T.A.  the price of admission being the

   princely sum of two annas (2’) after the whist drive

   we were given a very good supper so we were

   not robbed as entrance fee was concerned.

  We spent a most enjoyable evening & had a very

  nice supper & broke up about 9-30.

  
  

  Sunday Jan 17 1915

  To day we have had another church parade

  After which we had a walk to what is called

  One Tree Hill. this is a great hill about 2

  Miles out of Maymyo it is a very steep hill &

  
  

  
  

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