Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 102

• November 28, 2016 21:42:05 Sue Bryant

  On there stomachs but everybody must

  keep perfectly quite as the least sound might

  give the position away. We finished this

  carry on & marched back to Camp which we

  reached about Midnight & then managed to

  get to bed about 1-o-clock as usual Tired

  out.

   

  Tues Mar 16 1915

   

  To Day as usual we arose at 5-30 A.M. and

  had the usual Battalion Drill before Breakfast

  this Time in Stead of Artillery formation we had

  aeroplane Formation. That is we are Marching

  along & at the order aeroplane we have to scatter

  in all directions & then lie Flat on our Stomachs

  which is no nice job if you happen to be near a

  bed of nettles at the time. After Breakfast we

  were supposed to take a line of trenches at the

  point of the Bayonet you set out for these

  trenches which are about 3 miles away when

  about 1 mile away you have to lie flat &

  then at the word rush you rush about 100 yards

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