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[26th Aug. contd]
Seeing a French officer on the platform with some stomach I enquired of the guard in my best French if he was a Flying Corps officer & as the guard mentioned this to the officer he got a kick downstairs in reward. They took it as a joke though & laughed heartily. It began to rain soon after and visions of a wet tramp back from Faughemberghes came up before us.
We arrived at Thiembronne (stop before Faughemberghes) at 8.10 and it was nearly dark & raining heavily. There was no shelter & we just had to push on. We were soon drenched & after an hours walk we got to Thiembronne – took the wrong road twice & eventually arrived at our billets at 10.30 drenched & cold – but soon into bed & right O.
Monday 27
Still raining windy & miserable. I was working outdoors all day on odd jobs & it was not very comfortable. I was rewarded however for I received 17 letters 1 parcel &: papers from good old Aussy (inc were 3 letters from M.B. 1 from home also the parcel which was good). Slept well.
Tuesday 28
still raining heavily.
Wednesday 29th Thursday 30th
Ditto