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hours newcomers falling into the trap and scouts went around hunting up Sgts and all to try & beat this weight lifter, needless to say each new victim provided mirth especially if they could not see the joke & went "sour."
Saturday 14th July
On Thursday this Division was visited by the King. The sports of last week were repeated for his benefit & were more splendidly managed, he remaining ¾ of an hour during which time he strolled round the ground & shewed himself to everyone. Special instructions were given to the men to cheer him well but 'twas a feeble lot of cheering except when he was going away. He appeared to be much as when I saw him in 1914. I believe the Queen is over with him but as the papers have not yet announced his visit here I do not know for certain, I do know however She came as far as Boulogne.