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Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I

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January [17 to 19] 17 MONDAY [17-349] 1st Month 1916
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<p>January [17 to 19] 17 MONDAY [17-349] 1st Month 1916
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Receive Field Allowance Dec. 3-17-6 being 2s-6d a day + Ration Allowance  (?) 2-3-11 (1sqd a day)
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</p><p>On duty 8-12 a
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Onduty 8-12 am + 8 to 12 P.M. Loafing round the
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Receive Field Allowance Dec. &pound; 3-17-6 being 2s-6d a day + Ration Allowance  &pound; 2-3-11 (1s9d a day)
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On duty 8-12 am + 8 to 12 P.M. Loafing round the
 
fort all day -- Will volunteer for trench mortars if
 
fort all day -- Will volunteer for trench mortars if
 
this continues -- Long yarn with Mahony (Australian  
 
this continues -- Long yarn with Mahony (Australian  
 
Geol. Survey).
 
Geol. Survey).
 
Rainy squally weather  On duty in charge of  
 
Rainy squally weather  On duty in charge of  
the fort 8-12 pm - Rain, blowing hard
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the fort 8-12 pm - Rain, blowing hard.
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18 Tuesday [18-348]
 
18 Tuesday [18-348]
Mahony. I take 44 [?}] on a 6-mile route march
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Mahony. I take 44 Corp on a 6-mile route march
 
past Hubberston Village -- Pretty well tire the
 
past Hubberston Village -- Pretty well tire the
 
men out.  In afternoon walk with Phillips
 
men out.  In afternoon walk with Phillips
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19 Wednesday [19-347]
 
19 Wednesday [19-347]
 
In Orderly Room with Mahony in morning
 
In Orderly Room with Mahony in morning
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+ with lass Taking 6" - striker
 
to pieces in the afternoon --  Stormy
 
to pieces in the afternoon --  Stormy
 
squally day, blowing a gale, with
 
squally day, blowing a gale, with

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January [17 to 19] 17 MONDAY [17-349] 1st Month 1916

Receive Field Allowance Dec. £ 3-17-6 being 2s-6d a day + Ration Allowance £ 2-3-11 (1s9d a day) </p>

On duty 8-12 am + 8 to 12 P.M. Loafing round the fort all day -- Will volunteer for trench mortars if this continues -- Long yarn with Mahony (Australian Geol. Survey). Rainy squally weather On duty in charge of the fort 8-12 pm - Rain, blowing hard.


18 Tuesday [18-348] Mahony. I take 44 Corp on a 6-mile route march past Hubberston Village -- Pretty well tire the men out. In afternoon walk with Phillips (R.E. Officer) along the cliffs.-- Two girls to dinner at mess again -- et c'est la guerre! James. The Cub Lieut. in for a talk -- provincial Welsh dialect he talks very hard to follow.

19 Wednesday [19-347] In Orderly Room with Mahony in morning + with lass Taking 6" - striker to pieces in the afternoon -- Stormy squally day, blowing a gale, with lightning at night. Things very slack around this fort- Maj Gordon absent at CMartial of Maj. of Pembrokes charged with abusing a batman while drunk. -- Beautiful army this of ours!