Cocks letter diary, 1916-1919 / Verner Cocks - Page 435
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[Page 435]
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The Fords run up as far as the condition of the roads will allow & pick up cases from the bearers & cart them back. There is a good deal I would like to say about the stunt if I could but you have read I suppose the official acct. in the papers.
What a lot has happened since my last letter! Things look very bright just now & we are sitting back watching events. We had a long train journey here spending all night in the cattle trucks but it wasn't bad. There were only 15 in a truck & we had a good primus stove for warmth & a good bag full of provisions. When training or going into stunts we always carry a "stunt" bag. Ours is a red & white striped one & well known in the QM Store to Bill Frank. It is an old souvenir & has been through all the stunts with us on the Somme. When anything is