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Jul 24 St. CATHERINE

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Digital Team
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Fine morning. I get a rather bad dose of fever & ague about mid-day & go to bed, high temperature & feel pretty rotten, bad night & not much sleep. P Lackett gets boots done for me.

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Jul 23 St. CATHERINE

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Digital Team
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Fine day. Training as usual. Have photo taken at night in ARRAS. Visit ‘DUDS’ concert party at night. Extra good.

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Jul 22 St. CATHERINE

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Digital Team
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Fine day. Training hard. Fritz very active shelled all back areas, not very much damage. Bttn goes into the line A B D. C support.

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Jul 21 St. CATHERINE

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Digital Team
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Fine day. Training hard.

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Jul 20 St. CATHERINE

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Digital Team
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Rich’s birthday.

Fine morning. Keep up training, fairly quiet day & night. Good sleep.

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Jul 19 St. CATHERINE

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Digital Team
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Fine morning. We start hard training men fairly fit. Fairly quiet night. Good sleep.

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Jul 18 St. CATHERINE

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Cold wind, dull, rain later, very quiet. Heavy showers at night, we do some training, good night.

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Jul 17 St. CATHERINE

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Fine morning, some rain later, we do a bit of training later, fairly quiet night good sleep.

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Jul 16 DINGWALL CAMP

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Digital Team
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Fine morning. Bttn prepares to move up into line (close support)

Capt COCHRAN wounded. Two horses killed. I go back to transport to look after Runners. Chaplain returns from leave but I don’t see him. Have a nice bath & change. Tres Bien. Good sleep.

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Jul 15

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Digital Team
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Fine morning, fresh breeze. Church service 10.30 am. Very nice.

Ask CO about my leave very decisive NO. Ask L to try & get a certificate as to health. Feel awful wild. Some rain at night. Fairly quiet.

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