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Line 2: ==1916== In billets at Aveluy involved in fatigue duty<ref>Fatigue duty is the employment of manual labour assigned to military men that does not necessitate the use of weaponry.</ref> for the Royal Engineers. Private RT.C. ~~Laybourne~~Seymour writes: {{quote-left}}Dear Mr. Star Man, - Just a few lines of thanks for your parcel of cigs, Which I got all right. They came in very handy, as my mates and I were run out of smokes. We are out of the trenches for a break now, but I think by the time you get this letter we will be backing the firing line again. I used to ~~be one of~~ the ~~old~~[[Workington ~~“Star” lads. Wishing your valuable paper~~Star and ~~readers~~Harrington ~~every~~Guardian]] ~~success,~~about ~~and~~the ~~best of luck~~''[[Rats in ~~the coming year~~Millions]]''.~~{{quote-right}}~~<ref>''[[~~Run~~Rats ~~Out~~in Millions]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]., Published [[14 January]], 1916</ref> *Private R. Laybourne writes to the Workington Star and Harrington Guardian: {{quote-left}}Dear Mr. Star Man, - Just a few lines of thanks for your parcel of cigs, Which I got all right. They came in very handy, as my mates and I were run out of smokes. We are out of the trenches for a break now, but I think by the time you get this letter we will be backing the firing line again. I used to be one of the old “Star” lads. Wishing your valuable paper and readers every success, and best of luck in the coming year.{{quote-right}}<ref>''[[Run Out]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published January, 1916</ref> ==References / notes== <references />

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