Item 02: Thomas Alcock war narrative, 28 July 1915-1917 - Page 236

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Sergt-Major has given me permission to have a light. "You come with me and I will see him". Eventually I gained my way but the Sergt-Major said had he known the circumstances I should have "gone in".

The surroundings were beautiful about the camp. Just outside was a veritable carpet of French marguerites. Poppies too grew in profusion. To crown all the weather was usually fine and mellow. Somehow to me in France the sun seems to have been put through a filter before reaching and warming the earth.

We had some manoeuvres here as well as at Mailett Mailett. As a matter of fact this was the reason why

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