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Into the reserve lines - January 19th, 1918

Into the reserve lines – January 19th, 1918

Billeted with the Shaw lads at the reserve lines in Bodmin Camp

Trench raiding and intelligence gathering - January 18th, 1918

Trench raiding and intelligence gathering – January 18th, 1918

Air-fighting in the afternoon

Heavy Artillery - January 17th, 1918

Heavy Artillery – January 17th, 1918

Three miles from enemy lines

Medical Inspections & Malaria - January 15th, 1918

Medical Inspections & Malaria – January 15th, 1918

Medical inspection and good food

Cleanliness & Godliness - January 13th, 1918

Cleanliness & Godliness – January 13th, 1918

Writing home and doing laundry

Weapons Practice - January 12th, 1918

Weapons Practice – January 12th, 1918

Preparing for the line – bayonet, bombing and firing practice

Route Marching  - January 11th, 1918

Route Marching – January 11th, 1918

Still stormy, route marches & fatigues

Gales and Guard Duty - January 10th, 1918

Gales and Guard Duty – January 10th, 1918

Terrible storm, tents blown over

Frank's Birthday - January 9th, 1918

Frank’s Birthday – January 9th, 1918

Birthday in Summerhill Camp

Summer Hill Camp - January 8th, 1918

Summer Hill Camp – January 8th, 1918

Tuesday Jan 8th, 1918 Rather dull day. Reveille 5:30.  Fell in for marching away 8:30am.  Iron rations – sick of them.  Feel very…

Air raids -January 7th, 1918

Air raids -January 7th, 1918

Air raid on the camp. Dangerous keeping clean!

Contrasts and  the Birdcage - January 6th, 1918

Contrasts and the Birdcage – January 6th, 1918

In the Birdcage behind the front lines

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