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district. very close weather for marching Train left 12.28 PM. half trucks & carrages. Through Hazlebrouck. St Pol. first mentioned a fine place motor transport. we arrived at train journey end Fienvillers Candas at 6.30 PM. We started on another march where to goodness knows but we are going strong about 7 oclock
14/7/16
Long march since 7 oclock last night beautiful roads high tree border on each side of the road, some 7 mile march we arrived at our halting place at 10.15 PM. Domart. en. Ponthieu good sleep in today for a wonder had a good look around the village. it is in valley it can boast of a nice village square Our boys getting drunk. plenty of wine etc.
15/7/16
Hell of a night lads drunk fights etc some of them look very bad the morning which of course we had to suffer for them playing up we were taken out on a march for about 8 miles needless to say the boys are going dead sour over same it was a beautiful march the whole Battalion and new Brg officers [indecipherable] NCO. Also Anzac
16/7/16