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28.9.17. Found we couldn't go by Boulogne train at 10.15 so spent rest of day looking round Poperinghe and at 5 saw show by 11th division Wunny Wuns which was very good & heard song Black eyed Susans which I afterwards heard in Cheep. Stayed at Talbot House resting until 9 when we went to station where we had to wait until 1.30 for train in the cold and here I caught a cold which afterwards proved troublesome.
29.9.17 Train started about 1.30 & travelled via Hazelbrouck to Les Fontinettes about 4 miles from Calais where we got out and after a wait of about an hour sent out in batches of 100 for boat. Down to Quay where we had another wait of about 3 hours. On board about 2.30 and crossed with a hospital ship escorted by 2 destroyers in lovely weather and fast boat. Boarded leave train which left about an hour afterwards and comfortable two hours trip to London – arriving about 4.30 or 5. Fast trip through Chatcham Rochester & Canterbury and everything very clean & well organised and railway tunnels & cuttings lovely. Escorted to A.I.F. headquarters where we listened to a lot of orders and got fine new clothes. Pr Had some tea there and then by Tube to Russell Square to Imperial Hotel where I got my room. Then had a Turkish Bath steam bath & Plunge Bath