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We were supplied by the farmer with beer or tea. I preferred tea. We were set to work here hoeing the woods. I was not an expert at this as it was all entirely new experience to me however I did a bit.
One of the features of the Army life to the troops was the pay-day. Upon being paid it was possible if we were out of the line to augment our supplies of food from the Battn Canteen Sometimes too it was possible to secure some little thing from the French people. Bread was one of the items most on request from them At this pay we secured tomatoes, Bread biscuits butter
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