Frank Swannell Diaries: Part I
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Receive Field Allowance Dec. 3-17-6 being 2s-6d a day + Ration Allowance (?) 2-3-11 (1sqd a day) | 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>On duty 8-12 am + 8 to 12 P.M. Loafing round the</p> | |
| − | fort all day -- Will volunteer for trench mortars if | + | <p>fort all day -- Will volunteer for trench mortars if</p> |
| − | this continues -- Long yarn with Mahony (Australian | + | <p>this continues -- Long yarn with Mahony (Australian </p> |
| − | Geol. Survey). | + | <p>Geol. Survey).</p> |
| − | Rainy squally weather On duty in charge of | + | <p>Rainy squally weather On duty in charge of </p> |
| − | the fort 8-12 pm - Rain, blowing hard | + | <p>the fort 8-12 pm - Rain, blowing hard</p> |
18 Tuesday [18-348] | 18 Tuesday [18-348] | ||
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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 (1sqd 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 [?}] 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!