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passed through Avignon, Lyons & Orance.
April Fool's Day 1916.
Supposed to have been our closest to Paris this morning at 3 A.M. when we branched off at Juvigny.
Said to be only 20 minutes train journey away. A case of "So near & yet so far".
Passed through Versailles, St, Cyr & St Germain.
Crossed the Seine & passed through Precy, Cannes, Breteuil, La Falaise, Longueau, Amiens, Dreuil, Longpre, Fontaine & Etaples (a lot of Australians there).
Went on through Boulogne & Calais.
Getting near the end of our train journey.
Sunday. April 2nd.
disentrained at Steenbecque at about 4 A.M.. & marched though Hazelbrouck to Staples a little village where we billeted in barns. Doing the pigs out of their "Doss".
Not a bad little place – Food & beer is cheap.
Can hear the guns in the distance, think we will see the firing line in about 10 days time & a big move is to come off.
Tues. April 4th.
Aust Army attached to the 2nd British Army.
Sat. April. 8th
Out first pay-day in France. Paid 40 Francs (£-8-8) by Lt Matthews.