Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 124

• December 2, 2016 01:28:37 Sue Bryant

   
  

  This is about 4 miles out of Mandalay

  at last we reached the town & what a

  sight is was to see a tram car for the

  first time since leaving England of course

  we were marched straight up to the Barracks

  on the way to which we passed what is called

  the Fort this is a massive brick wall about 15 ft

  high it is exactly 1 mile square all this is

  surrounded by a very large & deep moat this is

  about 45 yards wide & at intervals is spanned by

  a great drawbridge. We are supposed to supply the

  guard for this Fort so I shall be more able

  to describe it after I have been on Guard

  there.  When we at last reached the Barracks

  we found a great change from Maymyo. The

  barracks instead of as at Maymyo being about

  3 ft off the Ground were raised 20 ft off

  the ground & the height altogether will be

  about 60 ft high. Another difference there is that

  all Bungalows at Mandalay are tether up

  with paukas these are always kept in motion

  by a native pulling at a rope from 11 AM

  until 12 midnight.

   
  

• December 2, 2016 00:28:43 Sue Bryant

  This is about 4 miles out of Mandalay

  at last we reached the town & what a

  sight is was to see a tram car for the

  first time since leaving England of course

  we were marched straight up to the Barracks

  on the way to which we passed what is called

  the Fort this is a massive brick wall about 15 ft

  high it is exactly 1 mile square all this is

  surrounded by a very large & deep moat this is

  about 45 yards wide & at intervals is spanned by

  a great drawbridge. We are supposed to supply the

  guard for this Fort so I shall be more able

  to describe it after I have been on Guard

  there.  When we at last reached the Barracks

  we found a great change from Maymyo. The

  barracks instead of as at Maymyo being about

  3 ft off the Ground were raised 20 ft off

  the ground & the height altogether will be

  about 60 ft high. Another difference there is that

  all Bungalows at Mandalay are Either up

  with Paukos these are always kept in motion

  by a native pulling at a rope from 11 AM

  until 12 midnight.

  
  

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• December 2, 2016 00:28:18 Sue Bryant

  This is about 4 miles out of Mandalay

  at last we reached the town & what a

  sight is was to see a tram car for the

  first time since leaving England of course

  we were marched straight up to the Barracks

  on the way to which we passed what is called

  the Fort this is a massive brick wall about 15 ft

  high it is exactly 1 mile square all this is

  surrounded by a very large & deep moat this is

  about 45 yards wide & at intervals is spanned by

  a great drawbridge. We are supposed to supply the

  guard for this Fort so I shall be more able

  to describe it after I have been on Guard

  there.  When we at last reached the Barracks

  we found a great change from Maymyo. The

  barracks instead of as at Maymyo being about

  3 ft off the Ground were raised 20 ft off

  the ground & the height altogether will be

  about 60 ft high. Another difference there is that

  all Bungalows at Mandalay are Either up

  with Paukos these are always kept in motion

  by a native pulling at a rope from 11 AM

  until 12 midnight.

  
  

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