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Monday, 27.
No hot meals yet. Iron rations. Bitterly cold---rain, mud, slush. Horse lines in rotten state. Exercise of animals at 6.30am. Chains like ice. Later took horses etc. down country lanes---very pretty. In afternoon took them to village of Feutre. Booked for Orderly Sergeant in night. Cpl. Taylor acted for me. Went into Havre with Bdr. K. Came back late 9.45. Havre dead. All lights out 9.pm. Very few people out. Read notice outside public building exhibiting latest telegrams that the Australians had arrived at Marseilles!
Tuesday, 28.
Up before O.C. in morning for coming home late. Case remanded for Colonel to deal with. K. got off with one night's duty on horse picquet.
Routine: Stables 6.15am. Watering, exercising, grooming and feeding. After breakfast and dinner---exercising horses. We take them about two miles down the various country lanes round the Camp. Very pretty.
Wednesday 29.
A fine little café near the camp. The people Protestants. Everywhere it is ouef or des ouefs. My French is improving with practice.
Thursday, 30.
Orderly Sergeant. The life is very enjoyable in spite of the work. There is no system, but we manage somehow. Pay about 10.pm. 120 f. They pay, it seems, at the rate of 1 franc = 8 ½d. We get ten pence worth for it.
Friday, 31.
Booked to take three four horse teams and 11 men to work