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Seine to a Wharf alongside of No.2 General Hospital tying up to the Wharf at 4 am. I then had a sleep till 6 am when Tea was served out to the Troops with Biscuits & Bully Beef. Before we went ashore the Nurses of the Hospital came out on the Balcony to see us & as there were several Australian Nurses the Boys soon started Cooeing to them which they acknowledged. This Hospital is built alongside of the Wharf & has one storey. The Hospital Trains run right inside of the Ground Floor, & all serious Cases are taken upstairs by a lift & the rest are placed straight on to the ship for transport to England. On the opposite side of the River is a large number of Buildings, Shops & Dwellings. We were all marched ashore at 7.30 am & at 8.30 we started off to our Camp, our Kit Bags were loaded into Transport Wagons. After a long March of 5 miles we arrived in No.1 Rest Camp. On passing along the Wharves & sheds we had our first glimpse of German Prisoners working in the Sheds & outside. After passing over several Canals we marched through the streets which