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Archie Barwick diary, 22 August 1914
Purchased from Archie Barwick, 1922, MLMSS 1493 / Box 1 / Item 1
Manuscript
‘… there were 9 out of 10 who had never formed fours in their life before, & I was one of them, it was funny to see us trying to get through the simplest movements, & getting completely boxed up, it was about 3 weeks before I mastered the form fours properly’
August 1914
‘By the time we all had our Khaki & how proud we all were to get it, our company was one of the first to get properly equipped, & we were not slow to remind the others of the fact who I am sure were quite jealous of us …’