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wood, from the line I could only see the top of the building, it was well sheltered & must have been some beautiful home in Peace Time, I was informed that it is now only a ruin after placing our Trucks we came back home again & booked off duty. Sunday Afternoon 1/9/17. our Football Team went down to Borre about 15 miles away to play a Team there, as I was on duty again at 4 Pm I could not go. They had a grand time, my Mate was with them & told me that they had been beaten by 2 goals to Nil but still they did not mind as the Boys there gave them a good tea & the Royal Engineers Band there gave them a Musical Treat as the Band had only been formed 3 weeks they gave a splendid account of themselves which was appreciated by all, our Boys left for home at 8 Pm & after a lot of delays enroute they arrived home singing merrily in the Trucks at 10 Pm. From Sunday 1/9/17 until this week things