Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 159
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3 ½ feet deep at the other. The reason of
making this can hardly be fathomed as as
fast as we take it out the sides all fall in
again. I think it must be simply to find us
something to do. There is one gang with
Picks & another with spades & another with
Hand Barrows, but there is not a great
amount of work done. The principle part
being to dodge it as much as possible.
Oct 1 1915
To day we have experienced one of the
worst storms I think that I have ever
seen. At about 4-o-clock it started to
Rain & It did not forget to rain either
in about half an hour every thing was
absolutely under water & the tents just
looked as though they had been pitched
on a sheet of water. We all had to turn
out & dig tranches to let it get away & there
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3 ½ feet deep at the other. The reason of
making this can hardly be fathomed as as
fast as we take it out the side all fall in
again. I think it must be simply to find us
something to do. There is one gang with
Picks & another with spades & another with
Hand Barrows, but there is not a great
amount of work done. The principle part
being to dodge it so much has possible.
Oct 1 1915
To day we have experienced one of the
worst storms I think that I have ever
seen. At about 4-o-clock it started to
Rain & It did not forget to rain either
in about half an hour every thing was
absolutely under water & the tents just
looked as though they had been pitched
on a sheet of water. We all had to turn
out & dig tranches to let it get away & there
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Maymyo, Burma
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Burma
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Story location Burma
Document location Maymyo, Burma
- ID
- 17144 / 199396
- Contributor
- Hilary Hallas
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