Please note: Care has been taken to transcribe these entries without alteration to preserve the original language of Herbert Vincent Reynolds.

'An issue of underclothing from the Red Cross Society was made to us today. Met Ellis Stone for the first time today, they were down on the canal while the dust-up* was in progress there.' 

*Dust-up is slang for a fight.

 For the classroom: What factors might contribute to tension amongst the troops?