Item 02: Rodda war diary, 20 August 1917-10 October 1918 - Page 18
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also most of 34th battalion. On fatigue after dinner picking up papers & rubbish etc. Couple of German aeroplanes dropped bombs near camp after tea. After tea went into Winnezeele.
30/9/17 Very cold night. Up 6.30am & then all busy getting ready & packing up for the line. Received 2 letters from home dated 11/3/17 & 17/6/17 also 2 parcels & 1 letter from Uncle Will. All men not going to line marched out, full packs, about 12 noon & marching around the outskirts of Steenvoorde & St Sylvestre-Cappel arrived 5.15pm at Morbeck just outside Hazebrouck through which we marched. Hazebrouck is a very fine town with good buildings – has a big square right in centre of city.
1/10/17 Cold all night. Heavy fog early in morning. Nice fine sunshine. Paraded 9.30am after roll called