Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 157

• December 8, 2016 04:20:16 Sue Bryant

  Sept 26 1915

   

  To day we are leaving Mandalay we were

  out of bed by 5-30 & of course had all packed

  up the day before as we had not much work

  except packing everything on to mule wagons

  & were ready to leave about 11-30 we were

  then marched away to the station we were

  very pleased that we were going back by

  train instead of walking as we did when we

  came to Mandalay.  We left Mandalay station

  about 1-o-clock & arrived at Maymyo about

  6 o-clock. It was quite dark when we arrived

  & then we had to march to the camp which is

  about 1 mile on the far side of the Barracks &

  about 2 ½ miles from the Station by this time it

  had started to rain & we were simply drenched

  when we arrived at the camp we had to unpack

  the mule carts & everything kit bags

  overcoats etc were all dropped down into the

  wet & slush don’t know how we will ever

  get them clean again as they seem simply

  ruined. But anyhow in about 1 hours time

  
  

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