William Keith Gillies diary, 22 March 1916-30 September 1917 - Page 189

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[Page 189]

June 1917
marching order" & moved off for Bapaume where we entrained together with the 5th Div. Pioneers & left about 20.30 P.M. passing through Ashliet-le-Grand [Achiet-le-Grand] & eventually detrained at Varennes. From there we marched to Bouzencourt, a distance of about 10 Kms, & were allotted to our billets in the town & settled down for a while.
Bouzencourt is not a very large village & has two or three of the 5th Div. Infantry Battalions billeted there as well as us. Our pontoons & transport arrived here a short time before us & are parked in a big paddock on the outskirts of the village.

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