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Cursivefancier at Jul 31, 2023 07:07 AM
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Mosman Council

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[top left] July
[top right] 7th Month 1916

[centred] 8 Monday

Rumours that we shortly move to
about 5 miles behind Armentiers.
Through gas & weeping bomb experiment
near railway. Gas is in liquid form
& turns into gas when in contact
with Air. First mail recd in France
Major Lind left. Guns still going
Good news in papers. Roy & R.F.C
[centred] 4 Tuesday

Heavy firing continues.
On Piquet. Writing letters
in spare time.

[centred] 5 Wednesday
Issued with 2 Gas Helmets
each & bag to carry one in.
The other is to be kept in pocket
we are sewing on tunic. Also
issued with little bottle of Iodine
and weeping goggles. Guns
still to be heard. Paid.
Numbers drunk

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July 7th Month 1916

8 Monday

Rumours that we shortly move to
about 5 miles behind [Armentiers?].
Through gas & weeping bomb experiment
near railway. Gas is in liquid form
& turns into gas when in contact
with Air. First mail recd in France
Major Lind left. Guns still going
Good news in papers. Roy & R.F.C

4 Tuesday

Heavy firing continues.
On [Piqued?], Writing letters
in spare time.

5 Wednesday

Issued with 2 Gas Helmets
each & bag to carry one in.
The other is to be kept in pocket
we are [serving?] on [turns?]. Also
issued with little bottle of Iodine
and weeping goggles. Guns
still to be heard. Paid.
Numbers drunk

Doing our bit, Mosman 1914-1918