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[Top Left] 1916
[Centre] 8th Month - 31 Days
[Top Right] August
Bird Cages are circular dug outs
about 30 ft in diameter and may
contain 1 officer 4 nco's & 28 men.
Heard experiences of Tickinkana
the Indian in South African War
under Col. Kitson (4th. in Command
in France) when he ( the Indian ) was
shot through the head. The mark
is still there. Two companies of
Inf. marched out 2 miles
feeling for the enemy scouts &
the Captain asked if any others
would like to go. I volunteered
so out we went. I doubt if any
Aust. had ever been out so far
before. We didn't see any of the
enemy but our first casualty
in the field was a chap with
a dislocated knee. Capt.
North soon put it right &
the Corp rode back on the Majors
horse. The penalty awarded to
the sentry who went to sleep was
"extra fatigue work".