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th ~ cr e w of a Destroyer put a mat ch to t he fu se lind up went t he cli ff and so me
hun dred s of Qmmunition. Our boye ve r-e now finished wi th C81lipol l , end a few
weeks of hard trlllnlnr, a ad ted t helll i n Sue z be fore e mbgrk1n ~ f or the main t.heat.r -e
of the Great War.
The nights at W'andsworth were usuaLky paesed in the Concer t HallJ a good
pr ogr alll1Dc cou l d always be guer-a nteed , 88 many of t he performer s were the leaders
of St ag el a nd . This viII illustrate the pa s s inr;: of Il si ng l e day in t he 3rd. L.G .R.,
that Le , when not III bed patient. About 4 A.M. nurse creeps round ycrur bed lind r-arae
~ -~~ther~~e t e r- i nt o i~r 1.000th- a n d 7-ehUckl~-;~ a t- ·y~r e ",~r-;~ !'I f'; lIlen t on 8ud d e ~ lY aVa k~ ~~- - ~--'"
eningJ she then lets you go a nd eet anot her nap. Six A. M., t .vo of us JUJU? aut end
:anl"lllck the pantry f or tea, 5ul";.Qr, Tlsi1k, buns, e t c . ; after doinr; full justice
to
a find, we help S is t ~ r to make bed s . 7:30 A.M., br-eakf's et , and t he n tackle the
dishes an d va sh t.hera cl o .Q n , tha t
j ob i s for the un lucky fello\l vith 'tv c good
band e , 8 :30 A.M., ve play bill1:l.rds in the Rec r e ation Rooa or stay in t he '.lard
and read the morning papers. 10.00 A.M., Sister mobilizes the ~ang and keeps us
tocether to a\lRit t he Doctor.
11.00 A.M. , Dec t or- a r-rd ve e and recommend s t reatment,
dres se s wounds, mar -ks t he Med iea l Histor y Sheets an d then goes . 11:30 A.H., ....e
hand around the Re cr e a t i on Room and watch our chance for eor-e bil1i8rds. 1:00 P .M.
dinner, an d then 'pr e pa r e for a eot.or- dr i ve . 2 :30 P .M. , a line of motor c ar s arrive
and ve f:;o eff to good ne ee knees where for a tlpi n ; ve go over Hampstead Heath end
i nt o Surrey ; \10 st op at W&lton a nd ae ke for another dir ection . CtJCli ng ba ck 'We ca l l
a halt at Epsom and have hot bcvrdL, 5: 00 P .M. , 'We return for tea and make a rush
for tho Concert Hal l to hear the Royal Nava l Air Service in one of their special s .
\o1e have a very enjoyable evenfng , and at 7: 30 ....0 return to our \lllrd for supper.
8: 30 P.M., Sist er s t i l l roundin ~ up fellows who are shi r king tho blankets. Ni,;ht,
Si ster arrives a nd \10 are to all appea r-ancea s l e ep ing sou nd , unti l the day Sister