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there were over twenty of us confirmed: met W Wright & J Anlezark in Pop & had a good old yarn: they are both in the 4th Div artillery & looked well: Ive Garbutt is also there so I must look him up: I also seen C Burton & he also looked well: got home to our new billets at Renninghelst about 6 pm: went to a house & had a few cafe's: it was a nice clean place & a kiddie was playing an accordeon: I got a lend of it & had a play & got the "boys" singing: very cold & rained heavily towards midnight: got a lot of P.C.s. of Ypres & sent them to mum:
Monday Oct 16th
Renninghelst: cold showery day with a little sleet: nothing doing till dinner: got leave after dinner & went to see W Wright: after feeding up the horses we had tea & walked out to the D.A.C. camp to see old Joe: after about an hours walk we found it & he was out at the dump working: we got a ride in a transport & got to the dump: he did not know me at all for a while: he looked well but like the rest of us full up of everything connected with this life: left about 8pm & walked home with Bill: I was pleased to see Joe & Bill & we had a good yarn:
Tuesday Oct 17th
Renninghelst: packed up about 9 am pretty stiff march (about 10 miles) to Winnezeele billets again: it came on to rain so I didn't go out after tea: the country looks lovely though the trees are fast becoming bare:
Winnezeele: Wednesday Oct 18th
cold showery day: packed up & moved off about 8 am: stayed at Winnezeele for a half an