Item 03: Archie Barwick diary, 10 May-23 July 1916 - Page 70
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happened except perhaps it was quite rough enough for me, & the great swag of officers on leave compared to the men it was very noticeable, & they in their usual selfish style took up about half the accommodation of the ship.
We were escorted nearly all the way over by a destroyer, the first sight I had of old Englands shore's were the white chalk cliffs which we have all read & heard about so often, who would have thought a short 2 years ago that I would be crossing the English Channel on my way for a well earned holiday.
Folkestone where we got off at is a pretty big place, & very neat & clean all the houses seem to be built the same way, you can easily see that it is a very ancient place, after getting off the boat, we slipped straight along