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shape. Sailing boats tugs. our band played in harbour splendid reception. dinner early disembarked 2.30 marched about 1 ½ miles great excitement band played grandly we entrained & started off about 2 oclock where not known we are told a long journey a few men missing tucker issued out. Kitchener report quite true bad luck for us. all our Batt & part of 14th Batt on train 45 carriages very long train we travelled along coast line for 1 hour or so plenty of tunnels on route great fuss by French people Lyon station.
8-6-16
Travelling all night we have travelled a good distance first stop for anytime when we got issued with rations was Macon. what a beautiful country this is (France) plenty of cultivation every piece of ground in use. it has rained all the morning. splendid reception all along the line grand roads here [indecipherable]