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parade 2 – 4-30 pm for stretcher & physical exercise: our hours will be 10 am – 12.30 pm & 2 – 4.30 pm: a canteen came along today & we got a good feed of fruit & fish also scored some bread: the rations lately have been rotten & yesterday Ern got some IXL off a french "cart": not the game at all: paid 20 francs: the old dame went pop about sleeping on the grass but we "no compre'ed" the nights are getting very cold now:
Saturday Aug 12th
Halloy: heavy mist: Reveille 6 am: physical jerks for the mob 6.30 – 7.30 am: parade for lecture 10am – 12.30 pm: went for a wash after dinner: great concert at night & there were some good turns on: got a letter each from Anne & Jack; Jess & H; Len & Alf:
Sunday Aug 13th
Halloy: rained in early morning & we had to get in: H.Communion at 9.30 am in the school room & there was a nice crowd: the school room was interesting & they seem to have a good system of education: church parade at 11 am & very nice: after dinner I went & seen Jim M, Jack, Hendren, & their mate & we had a good talk: I took their "P" in a wheatfield: had some cafe & got the dame to send a packet of P.C.s. to Ethel & Aunt Myra: church service in a school at 7.30 pm & very nice: feeding well on tinned fruit etc:
Monday Aug 14th
Halloy: reveille 6am: rained in early morning & we had to shift in : physical jerks for mob 6.30 – 7.30 am parade 10am – 12.30 am for lecture & instruction: parade 2–30 – 4–30 pm for stretcher exercise, etc: we