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drink Alf. Todd & I to our next meeting. Birdwood [General] has been called "The Soul of Anzac" some of the Boys have prefixed a letter which does'nt improve the nickname (R)
Tuesday 5/9
Beauval inhabitants fairly decent. left there for Doolan [Doullens] about 9.30 PM had a noisy night march & were kept in the street outside the Station for about 2 hours. Quite a number of our fellows were Drunk. We were in the train all night & are in it now.
Wednesday 6/9
Left the train this morning at a town called Proven in Belgium 18 K.M. from Ypres, it is 4 miles over the Belgian Frontier. Had dinner & moved on 4 miles to Poperinghe [Poperinge] over those cruel cobblestones which are such a feature of Belgian towns. This town has been shelled the churches as usual catching it hot. The Sanitary conveniences are very open. It is a great little town & I would not mind staying here a month. I bought a good pencil (American) & saw a good picture show & altogether had a good day. The people also will suit me nice looking girls too. Glass roofs here are painfully common so are summerhouses. Beer Gardens with tiled paths. Vines