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& at 4 Pm I dressed & had my hot Dinner & caught the Staff Train into St Omer & on to the French Pictures & spent an enjoyable Evening, The Hall was crowded with Soldiers & Civilians, after a couple of Drinks I bought the Daily Paper & off back to Camp & once more into Bunk, Monday I was on a Stand by job but did not leave the Depot,.
Tuesday 17th.
I signed on for a run to Hazebruick to work for a Construction Coy leaving the Depot at 6 am arriving there at 6.45 am, & what a shock I got, as it was last March when I was there last & it was a very busy place & the Town full of Civilians & this time it was deserted with very little Traffic about, The Station has had a very rough handling & knocked about, the verandah's & glass roofs are lying strewn about everywhere, the Houses all close to the station have been badly shattered, the Tile Roofs are in an awful state, the shell holes & Bomb