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[21st Aug. contd]
a spell – somewhere the other side of St Omer) At night Fritz again made himself known but did no damage near us.
Wednesday 22nd
Up at 6 am breakfast early and by 9 am we were on the road to Steenwerck Station where we arrived about 11 am. Then we participated in something we hadn't done for 9 months, Rode in a train (dink carriages) Thro Bailleul we passed Strazele & Borre to Arques where lo & behold we saw some English Khaki girls and they looked – well like jewels after so many months of French faces. Arques looked an excellent little town – the river, the hospital, barges etc. – quite English like.
Here we branched off the main line (this junction being not far from St Omer) & numerous quarries were seen along the route probably chalk pits. In time we arrived at Wizernes where we detrained in fairly warm sunshine with strong wind. Then the march began. I was detailed with others to assist in wheeling the wheeled stretchers. Soon after starting we struck a steep hill & it took the wind out of our sails. However on arrival at top we were allowed to dump our packs