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after looting it. They shot several civilians here "for no reason at all" as my friends told me. At Sivry I learned from several sources that the Germans had shot some children including a little girl who offered a "scone" to an English prisoner. They shot her on the spot.
Remark by Madame, at Sivry -
"A Walloon woman's greatest delight is in being clean & industrious in her home, a French woman's greatest delight is to be stylish in the streets."
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Marched to Florennes. It rained for most of the journey. The 14th & 15th Bns stayed at Phillipville [Philippeville]. Along the track were a great many German motor lorries & transport gear. Here we have comfortable billets but the men are somewhat cramped for space
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