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August, 1917. Thursday 9
Breeze, fine and light showers. Ordinary parade at 6.30. Marching order at 8.30 & cleaned up and played bridge till 11.30. Started at 12 behind brigade. 1 hr for dinner played cards. Skirted Hazebrouck and past Birdwood's saluting base. Through Foret Nieppe to Merville & onto Vieux Berquin camped in farm 2 miles on arr about 7. Check parade at 9 good [indecipherable] soon sold out. Plenty of good pears and some other fruit [indecipherable]. Hazebrouck raided by planes last night and A.A. shrapnell barrage put over – Hazebrouck bombarded early in morning and a [indecipherable] didn't carry pack.

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