Photostat copy of diaries of Benjamin Bennett Leane, 1915-1916 - Part 5
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a few drinks etc and home,
as it was a beautiful moon -
light night we took them
back to their lines. Have
just returned 11.30 pm.
Thursday Jan 20th 1916
I’m cutting out office
work as much as I can
now. The sergeant has got
a leg I. Now, and [[?]]
White is helping him, so
I will gradually drop it
altogether if I can. Have
been out on both parades
today. [[Oates?]] and I are
very good friends now,
and he is like an old
player on parade.
Tomorrow we go across
to the other side of the [[?]]
water canal for musketry
practice.
Friday Jan 21st 1916 -
The Battalion went out to the
ranges at about 9.30 am. I
had to draw [[pay?]] for the Bn.
so went out after lunch.
Saw Zed for a little while. He’s
inju to his eyes in work. Had
to come back from the ranges
early to act as Prosecution at
the Court Marshall.
Through the old Tel- el - Kebir
burial ground today. Luck
a lot of simple crosses bear
the [[?]] - To One Unknown.
Tonight we received our
orders to move to the Canal
on Monday, 24th so Miller’s
[[?]] was a good one.
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