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12 Monday
Arrived at camp about 5 am. Very beautiful country all the way from plymouth. Every thing where nice & green. Camp 4 miles from Railway station & 75 miles from London. Seems very little prospects of getting leave. Issued with bed & 2 extra blankets. Living on Bully beef & biscuits all day. Very long days here, twilight lasts till about 11 pm & daylight starts about 2 am.
13 Tuesday
Orders as follows reveille 5.30 am, fall in 6 am 9.30 am & 2.30. Went on sick parade for tonsalitis and was given a gargle. Saw Joe Todd on sick parade. We are quartered in huts here, with electric lights & hot water baths. Every convenience specified in & considered by all to be a real decent camp. Went down Shipton village.
14 Wednesday
The church in Shipton village dates back as far as 1560 & graves (discernable) 1741. Kit inspection held all the morning. A very cold wind blowing nearly all day nearly. Went for a walk into Tidworth in the evening & took 4 spools of Films to be developed. Sun set here is about 9 pm. of course the daylight saving system puts it back one hour. Daylight saving system is putting Greenwich time back 1 hour.