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told to get our gear ready as we will be detraining early next morn.
We passed through Calias last night I did not see it but we did very few will beleive it, passed a host of hospitals. we detrained about 5 oclock at Bailulle about 10 mile from the firing line fell in after the usual fatigue & marched into our billets one company here & the others near by Steine – Il. Muster parade 9 oclock beautiful country as we were marching to said billets 5 Aeroplanes they got a great reception from the Germans beautiful sight. plenty of messing about plenty of wine here for the boys Things very quiet all day. still raining off & on all day route march this afternoon
11.6.16
Still raining to day. Muster parade this morning had to straighten up the S bearers. I have about 300 men in our billet to look after had Church service this morning our A Co made it compulsory other company except one had 3 on parade my name was read out in Batt order as Temp C.S.M. A Co dated from 1-6-16 just a year since I joined up the batt. Our band played in the village square as the French church people came out. City Square Boys wear egg boilers & smoke drink wine majority wear long trousers. women folk are all in black one can guess why