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Friday 6/7/17
lovely morning, nippy almost a frost last night.
off this morning 7 miles to Mailley Maillet. Hut camp good bye estaminets.
Pay 15/9 £28.2.0.
left Mellingcourt 10 to 11 stopped at Senlis 12 for cocoa & Biscuits hot marching but not too bad, Pack dam heavy.
Through Hedoncourt then on to Mailly Millet got here Mailly 1.30 P.M.
Beautiful camp among the Trees & shrubs
went into the Town about 1 mile away, been a fine place but the huns as usual have knocked it about, but not as bad as some,
The Town Hall is intact, also church.
Saturday 7/7/17.
Beautiful morning but cold last night
can hear the guns here, going night & day 20 miles from Arras.
Pay. 16/9 £28.3.0
Strong wind blowing & getting cloudy expect it means rain
leave here in a few days & off to [blank] 10 Kilos from Amiens.
wish they would hurry that other stripe of mine along
Amiens no good without money & mine all gone buying food, cigs, Battery etc
Posted Post Cards to Nell, Tony, Jack & Carol.
Sunday 8/7/17.
Terrible storm last night thunder & lightening awful never saw anything worse in Ausy. started 2. a.m. & to day another came on been so bad that for the 3rd time since I joined the army no Parade was blown
we are camped in a wood on a rise & the huts down the slope were swamped fortunately we are under a Tarpauline on the Hill & even so got wet through
Pay. 17/9. £28.4.0.
slept all the morning & nothing much else to do this Afternoon turned out fine about 4 PM. cool wind blowing
D. Coy. going guard of Honour to the King.