September 26th Saturday
September 27th Sunday
Medicine and Duty today. Church parade in Mess huts at 9.00am. Army Chaplain conducts the Service. Had a clean up and then went out to enjoy myself at St. Pauls Bay. Had a glorious time.
September 28th Monday
Started to do drills and parades again. Sergt Major takes us for physical drill from 6.00am – 7.00am. Adjutants parade 9.00am – 10.45am. Company training 11.00am – 12.30pm, and lectures etc 2.30pm – 4.30pm. Quite enough for one day. Gave my weary limbs a cooking in the sea after tea.
Brigadier General Lord Lucan inspects the camp and troops at 10.00am and says he is satisfied with our display. After dinner they wanted to inoculate us, but we did not like the idea, we all refused at first, but after the Colonel Majors Coy Officer and Adjutant spoke to us, we gave in, but I believe old Parr gave us an extra dose.
September 30th Wednesday
Have got 8 hours sick leave for this. Arm is rather painful. Amused myself writing letters
any idea what the innoculation would have been for?
ReplyDeleteI guess as they were going to Malta, top of Africa and so on....things for that. I've got so much more research to do but just need to find somewhere to settle to do it! :)
ReplyDeleteI've matched a lot of stuff with real reports, hopefully soon there will be a way to completely stick it all together. :)