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of soldiers officers nurses & girl aids, the latter tastefully dressed in a brown costume.
Monday 6th. August
Final orders out last night about our trek. Reveille 4.30 Breakfast 5, move off 5.30. We marched a short distance and then took motors in which we journeyed to "Lumbres" about 8 miles from St. Omer. The trip was very interesting it all being new country to us. Fixed up billets etc. by dinner time & had the remainder of day free. Our mess very good, a room in our billet.
Tuesday 7th.
Orderly Sgt for day. Bearers marched out to attend a sham fight in the training operations. Village of "Lumbres" about the best we have been in. People of good class & estaminets etc high class Liquors Benedictine whisky etc sold freely in marked contrast to other places, the regulations not being enforced to any