Item 04: Harry Pidcock Mason war diary, August - October 1916 - Page 34

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who are working [indecipherable] the drome which I should estimate is about 200 Acres in extent built on a slope and military buildings abound there including a complete photographic plant. The ground being on a gentle slope the machines glide off easily.

We are warned to fall in at 6.30 in the morning to be ready to move off.

Sat Oct 21st
Paraded roll called after which we were dismissed for breakfast then paraded in full marching order packs up. The morning was extremely cold but we soon warmed up.

We were camped adjacent to a small village called [indecipherable] and started ascending country till we reached a summet on the other side. We are rewarded with a most beautiful bit of scenery typically French on reaching the foot of the hill. We went pulled up for dinner along side a town called [indecipherable] beyond which