An Australian Artillery transport, Mena, published on the
21st March 1915 in the Perth Sunday Times.
[Courtesy of National Library of Australia - TROVE]
Mena Camp
Thursday
January 21 1915
We stoped in
today and the fitters overhauled the guns as we do our firing practice
tomorrow. The Second Brigade did their
shooting today. We had a full marching
order parade today and we had to have all our gear on and the blankets etc. on
gun tender and wagons. We are very short
of money in this Battery and as our rations are not a great deal we get a bit
hungry at times before when we were a bit short we would go and buy things at
the dry canteen but now everybody is stony; we get payed next Wednesday. It will be welcomed in this quarter.
Thursday 21st January
Stayed in camp today. Gave all units of Brigade an
opportunity to make all adjustments, clean harness, guns, etc, prior to
shooting on Friday. Shooting of 1st Brigade on Wednesday appeared to be very
unsatisfactory. Shooting of 2nd Brigade today proved to be good. It is up to us
to do well tomorrow.
General Birdwood today sent me an invitation to
dine with him at Shepheards Hotel on Saturday night at 7.30. Hope I shall be
able to get some information concerning our future movements. Put in strong
report today regarding condition of horses. They are perceptibly getting poorer
and weaker. Major Matson thinks they get too much work – Absurd – The ration is
the trouble.
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