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plenty of beer the boys are having a good time (also wine) rain stopped about 12 oclock we had another issue of rations at 1600 Les Laumes & Alisia plenty of eatables bought by the last also boose. Road with trees alt all along sides of same large factories along the line what a grand trip it is some quaint engine here funny shape though there are some great engines here very fast. long tunnels we went through about 6 miles long Band played at Macon. Women & men tears rolled down their cheeks when the Marsilles was played French native troops big fellows I put steel helmet on today a very neat affair. Big station night loading coal beautiful engine
9.6.16
Same reception all day along the line ration issue also cigarettes & matches Red cross nurses issued us with cold tea we stopped Amines another big centre railway works muster parade at Abbyville awful mix up
scrambled through