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3 Sunday [June]
Took the Bathing Parade to the Div. Baths. Rode over to the 8th Bde & saw Geoff Evans & all the crowd. Wrote to Rup No. 26
4 Monday
Penny took the coy. out on advance guards. Damned hot anyway & was glad to get 'ome!
Brackpool joined up & others.
5 Tuesday
A beastly route march of over 8 miles rather knocked me up. A Shower bath in evening. Dined at Bapaume Railhead.
6 Wednesday
Out wiring at Villers au Flos.
lre from Rup. No. 32. Applied for leave to Amiens
7 Thursday
Out on a long route march in the morning. Played cricket for B. Coy in evening. Left for Amiens at 7 o'c & reached there at 2 am Friday.
8 Friday
stayed last night at the officers club. Bought some new Kit etc. & sampled the cocktails!
Drew 200 Fr off the Field Cashier.
9 Saturday
Left Amiens by the 5.52 train: Arrived camp at 10.30 am. & adjt. earns my hatred for the rest of his natural. still one cannot help being born "a pig" instead of a gentleman.
10 Sunday
The Padre preached on the doings of "Leave" people. Silly ass ! Evans came over to dinner. Sports on at 5.30. I was starter.
11 Monday
Hell of a thunderstorm last night & this morn. Rode in Bapaume to dentist & saw Myers at Camouflage. Had teeth tempy filled
12 Tuesday
usual parades. Played the Devons at soccer in the eveng & were licked 2-1. Orderly Dog today. Gippy clothes from Esc [?] came yesterday.
13 Wednesday
Route march at 7 o'c. I had Coy. & bally well didn't have the horse! Feeling very fed. Somewhat stiff after yesterdays match.
14 Thursday
into Bapaume to dentist & the scoundrel gave me Hell. Met Cherry Slade in there. My valise came home yesterday. Beastly toothache.
15 Friday
Moving day. Boche blew up railway at Achiet le Petit & we are delayed. Reached Warloy just after midnight
16 Saturday
Troubled with rats last night confound them!
Built a nice tarpaulin tent in the afternoon & got a touch of the sun.