Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 77

• November 25, 2016 22:33:25 Sue Bryant

  And rushed back into there huts. (we must

  be terrible fellows) recieved news that now

  we have to go on Sunday

   

  Thurs Feb 4 1915

   

  Had another Bathe in the River. To day

  there arrived about 100 mules for Transport

  to carry goods food ammunition etc on the

  expedition & then had the glorious news that I

  had to go to on guard and this is no nice

  job in a country like this it was dark you

  could not see 5 yards in Front and you don’t

  half get a fright when you come upon a native

  very sudden and can see nothing except the white

  of his eyes and you meet them at every

  corner and of course you have to

  chase them off the Barrack grounds. It is no

  use trying to catch them if they have come

  to steal as they come stripped naked & their

  body’s covered in grease and I for one was more

  than pleased when daylight came once more but

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