Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 156

• December 9, 2016 03:42:20 Sue Bryant

  We are now having about the luckiest time
  

  I have ever spent in my life. We are all
  

  confined to Barracks on account of cholera in
  

  the Town & as the length & breadth of the Barracks
  

  are about 200 yds by 100 yds & it gets dark
  

  at six o'clock & we have only a very small
  

  oil lamp to see by it is easily seen what a
  

  great & glorious time we are having. We are

  not allowed to drink water eat fruit drink

  minerals or to buy any thing to eat so people
  

  can just about guess what a glorious land is
  

  Burma. (I don't think). Have just heard (Sept 22nd)
  

  that there are a party of men & officers sent from
  

  Maymyo to Goteik to guard what is called the
  

  Goteik Bridge this is a very large Railway
  

  bridge which is about 20 miles from Maymyo.
  

  This Bridge is a most marvellous construction &
  

  span & great Ravine & is composed of a great
  

  quantity of iron Rods interlaced in a most
  

  marvelous fashion & is considered a most
  

  marvellous pieces of engineering.
  

  
  

• December 7, 2016 15:19:50 Jake Warren

  We are now having about the luckiest time
  

  I have ever spent in my life. We are all
  

  confined to Barracks on account of cholera in
  

  the Town & as the length & bidth of the Barracks
  

  are about 200 yds by 100 yds & it gets
  

  
  

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