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on high ground, you can see villages nestling amongst the trees & in nearly all cases, they have a Church with a similar spire, there are Crucific's all over the place. The houses are very poorly built, a kind of mud bound with straw on brick foundations. The stables are in front, house in the rear, with a farm yard in between, some have the surplous rain water in a hollow of the yard & all have a manure & rubbish heap in the Centre, for the fowls to scratch in, though the houses appear to be clean, the surroundings don't seem to count. Every village has its water hole in the centre. Tuesday 5th September a cold, rain looking miserable day. We are under orders to leave for Doullens, some time tonight. Wednesday we left for Doullens at 1.AM this morning. It was foggy though it turned out fine. We shunted onto another line & over the border into Belgium, we detrained at a place called Proven & marched about 5 miles & camped at a rest station just out side Poperinghe, the town shows just a few marks of bombardment. The day was rather warm. Thursday rather warm. I have been washing carts down. Friday fine, still washing carts. I went & had a bath this afternoon. Saturday 9th
fine, though dull this morning. Sunday 10th fine, squad drill & Kit inspection. Monday, Claude came over Sat. we went for a route march this morning & the 7th played the 6th at Australian Football this afternoon & were beaten. Tuesday we went for a route march this morning & were paid this afternoon. We played the 6th Field Amb. at Rugby & won 5 to nil. Wednesday September 13th showery & very rainy-looking. Thursday a wet cold miserable day. Friday a lovely day we played the 6th Rugby & won 3 to nil. Saturday 16 weather fine, we played the 6th at Soccer & won 5 to 1 & then we played them at Australian Rules & lost by about 12 Goals to about 5. Sunday lovely day I went to early morning communion at Poperinghe we are leaving camp at 10AM, we marched about 2 mile to Reninghelest