Item 02: Rodda war diary, 20 August 1917-10 October 1918 - Page 5
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mile to building on top of hill. Had Gas lecture. Dinner out there. Raining heavily all morning so came back 2pm.
28/8/17 Wet nearly all day. Paid £1-9-4 (40 francs) – making total debits £30-10-3
29/8/17 Rained heavily morning. Bull ring at 10.30am & bayonet & Bombing
30/8/17 Warned for draft for front. In tents all day – rained slightly. Sent ppcards to England & Australia.
31/8/17 Fall in 7.30am full marching order. Marched to Havre Stn to a troop train coming 11.45am. Left 4.30pm. Travelled via Yvetot, Motteville, Bosc-le-Hard, Carine, Serqueux, Abbeville, Conchil-le-Temple, St Josse, Etaples, Hesdigneul, Boulogne, Tentelleries, Wimereux, St Omer, Arques, Wizernes, Lumbres.
1/9/17 Left train at Lumbres 3.30pm, Raining heavily. Marched ½ mile to a