Friday 1st
Not very comfortable during the night. Too crowded. Stopped for an hour at Movogovo & had Breakfast. Kilossa 2 PM. Dodoma 9.30 PM. Had dinner there.
Saturday 2nd
Still travelling & going strong. Arrived Tabora 4.30 PM. Had to change into another train. When loaded up found we had to stay here for the night. Giving to “Spanish Flue” I think. Walked to the town & nearly got lost.
Memo
Not a bad place Tabora. Fine open country.
Sunday 3rd
No1 Coy was here when I awoke. Still hanging around awaiting for orders. 4 PM. had to get out of the train hurriedly. 1/2nd took our place & we slept on the station.
Monday 4th
Was awake at 5.30 AM & given orders to move at 6 AM. Open drawn waggon came to cart our loads. Going 11 miles out. Got there but got no skoff not even a wash. Loads arrived about 8 PM. Bed tired about 10.30 PM. A most awful day. Fed up properly.
Tuesday 5th
Askaris are building their Banda’s first so we have to remain without shelter from the Sun.
Wednesday 6th
Still no Bandas started for us & in consequence of being in the Sun all day am not feeling too grand.
Thursday 7th
Made a start on our Banda’s to day but don’t get on very fast.
Friday 8th
Still on the same stunt. Awfully slow job. It is jolly warm here.
Saturday 9th
Got my Banda finished & took possession in the evening.
Sunday 10th
Swahili exam this morning. Pretty simple. I passed.
Monday 11th
Went & saw the Doctor this morning. He thinks I have got the Flu. 5 PM. News just received that hostilities have finished. Hooray.
Tuesday 12th
No work to day. Football match took place this evening. After dark a huge bonfire was lighted, Pembe distributed & an Ngoma held.
Wednesday 13th
Started work again at 4 PM. Waiting anxiously for more news to come through.
Thursday 14th
News is a long time coming through. We are getting impatient.
Friday 15th
Armistice terms through to day. We wonder what old Von Settow is going to do.
Saturday 16th
We are getting a few showers now. It is the start of the rainy season. Another football match this afternoon for a change the Batt won.
Sunday 17th
B.O. Sgt to day just because I was looking forward to a lay in. The natives had sports to amuse them in the evening.
Monday 18th
A continuation of the Sports took place this evening. They were highly amusing.
Tuesday 19th
Pity the poor Stokes we have to do an extra hrs parade now. Had a lecture by the C.G after parade.
Wednesday 20th
My job is getting awfully monotonous now. Same old thing every day. Turned a hut into a mess room to day.
Thursday 21st
The sick are returning back from Hospital now so our numbers are increasing.
Friday 22nd
Only did an hours drill this evening owing to a football match being arranged. We won again by 1 to 0.
Saturday 23rd
No parades to day. Kit & Camp inspection. In the evening played the Officers at football. They beat us by 2 to 0. My long lost kit turned up to day.
Sunday 24th
Spent a very quiet day resting & reading. Short stroll in the cool of the evening. Askari played football. Some game.
Monday 25th
Work again. After lunch had a heavy thunderstorm & it did thunder some. As expected got washed out.
Tuesday 26th
Some of the 4/4 arrived here to day. They are forming a camp here.
Wednesday 27th
Things are looking up. We have a ½ days holiday now every Wednesday. Played the Officers football again & we lost again by 3 to 2.
Thursday 28th
Orders came through after lunch that we were moving so I set to & did some carpentering. Played the 4/4th Football 7 after an exciting game we won 1 to 0.
Friday 29th
Made a start at 7 AM. I have a roving commission. The porters were very lively. Tabora at 12. Packed ammo into the vans & then lunch. Began our eventful journey at 7 PM in a prison truck.
Saturday 30th
Did not sleep very well owing to the jarring noise. Stopped for 3 hrs at Dodoma. Had lunch there. Off again at 5 PM. Enlivened the journey by sham fights.
Memo
Where we were camped all November was called Urumiuo.
Not very comfortable during the night. Too crowded. Stopped for an hour at Movogovo & had Breakfast. Kilossa 2 PM. Dodoma 9.30 PM. Had dinner there.
Saturday 2nd
Still travelling & going strong. Arrived Tabora 4.30 PM. Had to change into another train. When loaded up found we had to stay here for the night. Giving to “Spanish Flue” I think. Walked to the town & nearly got lost.
Memo
Not a bad place Tabora. Fine open country.
Sunday 3rd
No1 Coy was here when I awoke. Still hanging around awaiting for orders. 4 PM. had to get out of the train hurriedly. 1/2nd took our place & we slept on the station.
Monday 4th
Was awake at 5.30 AM & given orders to move at 6 AM. Open drawn waggon came to cart our loads. Going 11 miles out. Got there but got no skoff not even a wash. Loads arrived about 8 PM. Bed tired about 10.30 PM. A most awful day. Fed up properly.
Tuesday 5th
Askaris are building their Banda’s first so we have to remain without shelter from the Sun.
Wednesday 6th
Still no Bandas started for us & in consequence of being in the Sun all day am not feeling too grand.
Thursday 7th
Made a start on our Banda’s to day but don’t get on very fast.
Friday 8th
Still on the same stunt. Awfully slow job. It is jolly warm here.
Saturday 9th
Got my Banda finished & took possession in the evening.
Sunday 10th
Swahili exam this morning. Pretty simple. I passed.
Monday 11th
Went & saw the Doctor this morning. He thinks I have got the Flu. 5 PM. News just received that hostilities have finished. Hooray.
Tuesday 12th
No work to day. Football match took place this evening. After dark a huge bonfire was lighted, Pembe distributed & an Ngoma held.
Wednesday 13th
Started work again at 4 PM. Waiting anxiously for more news to come through.
Thursday 14th
News is a long time coming through. We are getting impatient.
Friday 15th
Armistice terms through to day. We wonder what old Von Settow is going to do.
Saturday 16th
We are getting a few showers now. It is the start of the rainy season. Another football match this afternoon for a change the Batt won.
Sunday 17th
B.O. Sgt to day just because I was looking forward to a lay in. The natives had sports to amuse them in the evening.
Monday 18th
A continuation of the Sports took place this evening. They were highly amusing.
Tuesday 19th
Pity the poor Stokes we have to do an extra hrs parade now. Had a lecture by the C.G after parade.
Wednesday 20th
My job is getting awfully monotonous now. Same old thing every day. Turned a hut into a mess room to day.
Thursday 21st
The sick are returning back from Hospital now so our numbers are increasing.
Friday 22nd
Only did an hours drill this evening owing to a football match being arranged. We won again by 1 to 0.
Saturday 23rd
No parades to day. Kit & Camp inspection. In the evening played the Officers at football. They beat us by 2 to 0. My long lost kit turned up to day.
Sunday 24th
Spent a very quiet day resting & reading. Short stroll in the cool of the evening. Askari played football. Some game.
Monday 25th
Work again. After lunch had a heavy thunderstorm & it did thunder some. As expected got washed out.
Tuesday 26th
Some of the 4/4 arrived here to day. They are forming a camp here.
Wednesday 27th
Things are looking up. We have a ½ days holiday now every Wednesday. Played the Officers football again & we lost again by 3 to 2.
Thursday 28th
Orders came through after lunch that we were moving so I set to & did some carpentering. Played the 4/4th Football 7 after an exciting game we won 1 to 0.
Friday 29th
Made a start at 7 AM. I have a roving commission. The porters were very lively. Tabora at 12. Packed ammo into the vans & then lunch. Began our eventful journey at 7 PM in a prison truck.
Saturday 30th
Did not sleep very well owing to the jarring noise. Stopped for 3 hrs at Dodoma. Had lunch there. Off again at 5 PM. Enlivened the journey by sham fights.
Memo
Where we were camped all November was called Urumiuo.
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