Page 6 - Stan Frank Diaries

23rd Feb
Had to go to the BMH because of my astigmatism. BMH stands for British Military Hospital.
I still don’t know what MRS stands for. Or what astigmatisms is.

25th Feb
D Squad raided us last night. We repelled them with fire buckets and stirrup pumps. Sgt.
Pittendreigh gated us for the entire weekend,.

25th Feb
Came last in the Drill competition. Wheeler went left when the rest of us wheeled right. I
think his brain went AWOL.

26th of Feb
We were told we were to make something pointed and sharp in Workshop Practice. I hoped it
would be a bayonet but it turned out to be a Schriber - f*ck knows how you spell it, or what
it’s for.

27th Feb
72 hour pass. Went to visit my aunty Doreen who is the only relative that lives anywhere near
the place. She said I’d grown since joining up - maybe that’s because she hadn’t seen me
since I was four. I didn’t mention uncle Bert - she's still married to him.

16th March
McGuiness didn’t get Best AT. There is a god after all.

Last day of term. Clutching our rail warrants, wallets full of cash (So THAT’S WHAT
CREDITS WERE FOR!) and our green canvas suitcases, we head for the rows of buses lined
up to take us to our respective destinations.

Farewell Jeepland hello 2 Div.