Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 101

• November 28, 2016 21:35:55 Sue Bryant

  Sun Mar 16 1915

   

  Sunday we were all marched down to Hospital

  & were well dosed with Quinine & Condy’s Fluid

  then a short church Parade & then

  Finished for the day we spent the day simply

  lying about as we could not go any where as

  this is such a desolate country you can not

  find any thing to pass the time away so we

  have simply a lie about & wait for night.

   

  Mon Mar 15 1915

   

  To day we were again dosed with Quinine &

  Condy’s Fluid & after a short drill which

  lasted untill 10-o-clock we were off for the

  day at least untill 6-30 at night as we were

  to go out for Night Manoevers. At 6-30 we

  were marched away I really cannot describe

  these as you cannot see what or where you

  are going. This is more a test for the

  Officer than the men. The men part is just

  to keep going sometimes on there feet & some

   

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