December 23, 1918
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Men who sailed from Australia up to June 1915 have been called for and will leave here on the 26th so I am being left badly. Word has also come through that the Ambulances are to be cut down from 3 to 2 sections, so I’ll be busy returning to ordnance one section’s equipment. To-day the Colonel gave me a free hand in regard to running a Christmas dinner for the unit, said I could buy what I wished and make what arrangements I thought best.
‘Tis very difficult to get anything extra as food is so short, and altho’ an effort has been made to supply turkeys, the number is so small as to be of little value. However I set to to-day and managed to locate a few fowls, potatoes, cabbages, celery, etc., and with extras which I can supply from comforts I hope to put on a good dinner.
My idea is to have a good dinner with the Sgts. to wait on the men, then we would have our dinner at night, whilst the men would have a good tea, with a card party and concert to wind up with. I will make the final arrangements to-morrow. Spent all the afternoon on horseback going round looking for fowls, etc. and arrived back wet through, it raining most of the day.