Diary of Lindsay Robert Turner, 1918 (Vol. 3) - Part 4

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
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Open to contributions
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RCDIG0001144
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listenng to. Wehad leekresnea allday eneet for awhour tre morning where we went out indismbunted work to releef Bathern position in new amounted shuit tomorrow tha of course we must get langhs ina Soastorin It was bifterly cold just before the falh absolute perishing but immdiately after was consnatiocd mild. But were used to Suowstorius ofter Sat & Frause 1/2/18 During the night. There was quite a large fall of now so it didn't presage a rem pleasuet buting for no partiluterly tho of ushailing from auchaha and when we ard geo mounkland but of the recurity of the sates we wharfer down into the cllars of our Cat as we could f Going out Storking Suskan
ten we took a North Baster 30 roule thro Sarrington and Figel dean two suall ballages on a hither five steam called the avan andoperated more or lea over the undulating Country benowd we will go over the same Cohutin with the Battery bue day next wt and it promises to be a mch more interesting his This afternoon hickel we pent indoors boding Tro intermumable rectures. 2/3/18. Why did I ever Counts land of my forefathers. I fined without any very great process of rersvni that today was easily the coldent day Ive ever experienced te m life. The lastery wind blowing Shaight from the forth ea is fust pershing I thought it was sell lnough resterday but old Congaruers have wldme that Fodley is casily the Collent day
AUS this winter and to think that 31 sat for nearly Bhowrs in it this morning listening to lechines on the yu t peace ties arevoit would have been incvitable. This after. noon we ouned ourselves in our rooms and sat over afre it was the only course open Our old magor went off hunbring duriy the morning but didnot extend an wortation to anyo uo to accompand him cite as friend or horseholder. We have a tun week ahead ofus tim mencing on monkan with a day Out with the 4h551 So moc of our weesad will be devated to warks ofa prions neture 13/18. Another cold thad Math day when will the cold wered lease to beow the afaid when welet back to Aushalia After
churchdde wedyounseste in beside a buge hre tang the only thing left hods and alternately worked and wrote letters leliving respectable to kno for meals. Tewbrow were may out with a 4.5 Now Bathey andifits as cold I put on two or even three codp so hope My horse is a substantal one Illdert envoy the class Commnin their Thoot today they started off fenichially enrough but nopiled by staped fring aboug The rangers herty explsed and it would be ipcaded remain for bery land working the yun meagine Nox handling live shells adday even with dores on 4/348. We had a hine out with the Buthem again this rasng but as he alyed wind hed
disappeared it was reik agre af 33 wenad the good forthue bo h as as Acroplane school out for head Mrs Where were jck a logen but and they basked wolpbaved and beforwe other evolutions rishtunder the hoses ofour honces but they are agpaiendly old sy and knder not at all we hopced Gurk a member of Jenerson prisoners af work n end aprentl militain hoats be they aspd to have yankd devily e gent th as Afternoon we were under ten orhugwoks mostlend wortan onttalibations. everat oul fellows come wit thing for hew to heds course but as they mess in a disferent place we want see hem wid general parade at 9 en te mint
5/3115 The ont thine we had 34 chuistain about Wdan was the cold and only because we had to sit for two whole hours in the retrypith of the fale and it was yain almost an impossiblet to write. Et was so cold that we had tomate arquest that he be allowed w ee down kill and back again and it certaind helsed to written the Threw. The day was also keth as amekens day and we fnned the Conclusion to wight that we adnt had nearly enrough to cat but yet one lives 6/3/18 We withe us this moneing Iopnd the Sun Mckralle stn aed we had to admit that we had seen for worn best on Betria It wast to tass long however for our old friend blew us from the bast again and Ht mant as cold do ever b kidday we were then well under
AV 35 cover so muded it not half ss much. The major and President of the mess is wswhihing guike afo of befors for our beardflt for useoe have sufore with our ha atlevet its there if the herant arses t remont with the Battern tomorow well soon be expect horsemer /05. Its not long after mderight out exares are pending and teres mrchtb sone. As a Bratter of fact we only heat friished writing up mybectg for the day. so I breake freel, idar whad on sugue exaience o 114 seeing the trges of Decnt. the wsltie e looked on such a the sance the morning of the 1th November 19n7. It ta he one think of home headin somethingg one has been accustmed to we had suot <g ag/ <gp/> ge
AUE a8 lored in the tike of Mounte B inderly so deserved yfallo hhe comitin we wandered over was quit well known tous and outy a pewnuleation ligs but its full of possiblete in thle wartare otontns marryhaps for the Eising your Tubletthn Iin quik proficient in 8/311 remembering taks for when I wore us I healieed that this was the verndan in November when we lost our freedone for the following dan we walked the plank of the Fort Sydan Aged have tasted the Tweettof eedon net masmuch as weve hadno leave. Something else rather distackful in it war Greetedus at breakfast and had was news of another air raid onhondon and carried outwithout the aid
105 moon. Since woe arrived her3 Ibe become a convert to repreasly on German Cutes and tth gunserne retter we have the supnovg in ancraft and we moved exercise it to the foll iniweek well be on the veorge fom written exam and uaadition our wheat 913/18 This is a much more mea omble date because on the g wr left and just 17 weeks ago nordan is always more or less anl easy dan and todan asuoexceation aaddition I was one of the most supert days were had in bufond The san was shawng there was a miild speiy fealin t the an and we senme morning but on he rowns. selechig Batbern Pouhous apue pasthine on Sacha
38 porious day and we enjoye it immencity Our mfor was great form tho and we sat on at Tumnles and pened fmtates. This afternooeve sent propitably fulliang a 145 t silses ncidintally wallowing in oit and dirt the een Srivilege 1o//s Another Gomnder out wewonder if we havent teall been hausported to the Riviera hustend of reuoining in the blesk war will. Iwas al combination theron arde ad tismediated thereafter work on the 45 ter overalls b Sunder morningg is the mechance to asodev buffers years and the like bnd moreover we have an exame this week an evernthing Comate 8001

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