Item 02: Thomas Alcock war narrative, 28 July 1915-1917 - Page 213

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was very late at night. Frank and I started off to Vaux and reached it between 3 and 4 in the morning.

There was a Y.M.C.A. depot not very far away. Frank and I went down and had a drink. It was the practice of the Y.M.C.A. to supply cakes and tea for all hands on fatigue work in the early hours of the morning. Going back we were for a short time able to enjoy the benefits of a rest before moving again.

We used to obtain our water supply from a well in the village.

Usually the water used for drinking and cooking purposes was drawn from a well in the village.

Passing the places previous to reaching the (village) well was

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