Item 01: Clifford M. Geddes diary, 31 March-1 August 1918 - Page 13
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a camp of "Wacks" ((girls) W.A.A.C) across the road. Had an easy day, ate well at the sergeants' mess, the extra stripe is handy, & saves a lot of pushing about, & lining up with the different groups at the men's mess huts. Had a sleep in the tent all the afternoon. More Tommies arrived tonight, & there weren't enough empty tents to put them in. Poor devils asked us for a drink, they had been in trucks for 22 hours coming from Le Havre, & had had 3 biscuits. Turned in early & had a fair sleep, all things being considered – it was pretty chilly again. Thursday 4 April Our lot moved on this morning, the reinforcements for the 3rd, 4th, & 5th divisions marched out. We drew 120 rounds of ammunition & rations, so have that & the waterproof sheet in addition to the load we left England with. Talk about heavy, it was a God-send when the two halts came, & we could lie down & ease the weight on our backs. We marched 2 or 3 miles through the streets to Fontinette's station, where there was a canteen