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a lot of men were, pierced the roof, the floor above & buried itself 3 feet in the ground & did not explode.
Tuesday
We got away this morning at 7-30 & marched to Bailleul over very muddy roads. It was a bitterly cold day. Snow fell heavily on the station & it was a blizzard almost. We had a trip of 2½ hrs. to St. Omer by train in Horse boxes but it was not bad. We passed through St. Omer & on to Hallines by road about 5 miles where we billeted for the night. I stayed at the priest's place, a quiet village.
Wednesday
We got away early today, the wind was very cold. We got snow & rain. At the lunch hour halt we practically took possession of a farm house where the womenfolk made us coffee & were very kind. Of course we paid them well. Then we marched on through driving snow down the hills & up again. After a while the column looked like a great white