Wednesday 26 March 1941

A hard morning and a wet shirt on the Plain bayonet fighting, then Flags, Morse, Urdu, Military Law, O&A and MR. Shade temperature 95°F [35°C]. Had my English money changed, poor rate, £1 = INR12.8. Keeping fairly fit; about eight of each Platoon sick or in hospital. Time another letter came. I still think of past years and wonder if I’ll see those places again. I shall never be happy enough to stay out here on my own. Today, I’m Platoon Ordnance Cadet (Pl. Ord. Cadet) had to visit the hospital, get orders read and find out if they were inoculated against diphtheria. Also see lights out, which meant staying awake until 11:00 p.m.; dead tired so I slept.

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