Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 97

• December 6, 2016 15:18:03 Jake Warren

  & then laid down under the stars to be

  ready for the third & last day journey.

   

  Thurs Mar 11 1915

   

  again we had to get up at 5-o-clock

  after a very hurried breakfast C Company

  were given the job of Baggage Guard.

  that is two men go after each wagon

  as a protection I can’t say much about

  this day as it was just similar as

  the other days but we were very pleased

  when we came in sight of the camp. It

  was a good sight from a hill to see the

  white tents in the sunlight. When we arrived

  we were all placed in our respective tents

  but we were place 13 in a tent when we

  got all our equipment & rifle’s kit Bag etc

  in there were not much room left for the

  men. The Floor of each tent was simply the

  ground which like the rest of the Country was

  deep in dust we had to sit on the ground

  to eat our meals which if you did not eat it

• November 28, 2016 19:54:43 Sue Bryant

  & then laid down under the stars to be

  ready for the third & last days journey.

   

  Thurs Mar 11 1915

   

  again we had to get up at 5-o-clock

  after a very hurried breakfast C Company

  were given the job of Baggage Guard.

  that is two men go after each wagon

  as a protection I can’t say much about

  this day as it was just similar as

  the other days but we were very pleased

  when we came in sight of the camp. It

  was a good sight from a hill to see the

  white tents in the sunlight. When we arrived

  we were all placed in our respective tents

  but we were place 13 in a tent when we

  got all our equipment & rifle’s kit Bag etc

  in there were not much room left for the

  men. The Floor of each tent was simply the

  ground which like the rest of the Country was

  deep in dust we had to sit on the ground

  to eat our meals which if you did not eat it

  
  

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