September 19th Saturday
Doing drill all day up till 3.00pm and then on for guard. Mounted at 5.00pm on the Coast Station, Eagle Bay. RGA men in charge of outpost telephone station here. Got wet through with the dew. Many fellows were bitten by mosquitoes.
September 20th Sunday
Have got a lovely boil on my neck. Can’t move my head. First I’ve had in my life. So went sick with it and struck lucky. Am now excused all duties.
September 21st Monday
Had my neck fomented, then mouched about all day. Took RGA operators food down to them to pass time away.
September 22nd Tuesday
Had boil cut and core squeezed out. A bit of a relief for me. Some Electric French submarines came into St. Pauls Bay and a party of Froggies visit the Palace and try to make themselves understood a bit. Showed them round and drank each others health.
September 23rd Wednesday
My first birthday away from home. No presents, letters, cards or anything. Am awfully disappointed. Relieved by ‘F’ Coy and go back to Ghain Tuffieha. As I felt rotten I traveled in Red Cross van.
September 24th Thursday
Went on Sick List, I don’t like Major Parr’s treatment, he’s too fidgety for me. Nothing to do all day so wrote a few letters.
September 25th Friday
Everyone excused parades today, why I don’t know. We get an extra 2d per day here to pay for extra cleaning material etc.
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Dan Notes: Quite possibly on the waiting list as information came through, in one of the phases: The Battles of Ypres 1917 ("Third Ypres")...
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