Item 05: Thomas Goodwin war diary, 19 March-4 December 1918 - Page 16
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27 inst. Hundreds of French troops on the road.
27-4-1918
At base detail camp, Dog tired, and hungry, dirty and lousy. Weather fine. Paraded to officer in charge to get put on draft, to rejoin my unit.
28-4-1918
Warned for draft to rejoin Bty. Weather wet, and cold.
29-4-1918
Parade at 5-30 p.m. to entrain at Le Havre. Wet weather.
30-4-1918, Le Havre
The 5-30 p.m. parade cancelled. Move off now at 2-30 a.m. On board train by 6 a.m. I am writing this in the train. I am in charge of 31 men including one A.M.C. prisoner. Today so far is fine (10 a.m.) ordered back to camp. Our train was to be attached to a French passenger train. The French authorities objected, and the result was, we had to walk back to camp, about 6 miles. The