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106job to keep the billets clean.
We didn't stop here very long but moved back again for another trip in the line at Flers. However we had a spell at Fricourt for about 5 weeks.
I shall not forget the 55th Battn here as we marched in it was just getting dark and with no prospect of a tea to follow, it was very cold as well. Then the 55th Battn turned round and handed us the whole of their hot stew meal to us. I had some mates too in the 55th, I went round to them and they shared some of their canteen goods with me.
As I say we spent 5 weeks here in all and they were I knew 5 weeks of about the most pleasant experience I enjoyed in
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