Item 03: Walter Bruce Rainsford diary, 1 January 1916-31 December 1916 - Page 142

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two of used to join every night in the "promenade" which is such a feature of French seaside resorts. To do this properly meant staying out after hours (9 pm) & we used ti sally forth togged up like officers with cap & stick and wearing British warm. I found out later that the OC could issue late passes so we became dinkum Australians again.
I discovered a tennis court on the other side of the village & one of our NCOs introduced me to a family of French refugees from Lille who showed me how to set about joining. Have had several games on the courts.
With the rapid advance of winter, however, my spare time

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