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Page 49 from Ethel Moir Diary, Vol 3

Moir, Ethel, 1918, Document
Page 49 from Ethel Moir Diary, Vol 3
Page 49 from Ethel Moir Diary, Vol 3
Page 49 from Ethel Moir Diary, Vol 3
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Page 49 from Ethel Moir Diary, Vol 3
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days again, just the same tiny , camouflaged bivouacks! Behind our tents are high, high rocks, one peculiar one with a huge hole in it -christened already "The Marble Anew"! No Man's Land divides us from the Transport Camp, they being just a little
further along. Then we have a laundry tent down near the stream & later an incinerator will be added to the list!I foresee a terribly busy week ahead getting things fixed up & all the tents in order to receive wounded. Things are
quiet up the line at present, but a push is expected shortly, so this is but "the calm before the storm". We must therefore buckle-to & be ready to be of use.

April 15th Our own Camp - Verbliani
It is indeed just a very long time since I wrote anything in this old diary! We have been up here for over a fortnight & it seems but a day! We have been extremely busy, all day & every day almost has been occupied "building" our Hospital! Our ploys have been many & mixed - some of them - pitching tents, fillingmattresses,carpenting & upholstering, even making bricks (honest!) to build an incinerator. And now, I assure you, our Hospital looks "some" Hospital!
Last Sunday, it was a case of "down tools" with all & we could do as we wished all day long! I went with several others for a fine motor run. We made a whole day of it, departing

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1918
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20.4 x 19.0 cm
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection