Brooks war diary, 23 October 1916-19 November 1918 / J. Brooks - Page 33

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time honoured churchyard. It reminded me of Grey's Elegy"

I happened to see a peculiarly worded inscription in a the little churchyard at Stockton Salisbury plains. This was the inscription:–

Here lyeth the body of Mary Barnes, who died Nov. 22nd anno domini 1709
To all young people, that pass by, as you are now, so once was I, as I am now, so must you be,
Therefore prepare to follow me!

I could name others. Roaming round the picturesque little villages on the plains was almost a passion with me!

I remained at Codford till the 26th February, when in company with other men from our camp, we were detailed to attend a musketry school at Tidworth, some twenty miles from Codford

We left Codford at 8. o'clock and reached that fine little town of Salisbury. In company with L Corporal Teague, we spent a very pleasant time perambulating the city, we visited the fine cathedral and other environs of Salisbury Salisbury struck me as one of the most old fashioned towns I had the pleasure to visit