Item 05: Thomas Goodwin war diary, 19 March-4 December 1918 - Page 98
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[Page 98]
4-8-1918
Fine day. Moving to entrain tomorrow, en route for the Somme. All Australians are moving from this front.
5-8-1918, Badringham Camp
Moving off at 12-45 p.m. to entrain at Arques. Just finished trucking horses when the rain started. Left Arques at 4-30 p.m. Arrived at Hangest 7-45 a.m. on 6-8-18.
6-8-1918
Detrained at Hangest, moved off 2 hours later, arriving at St. Saveur 2-30 p.m. Guns will move off at 5-30 p.m. for position, wagons following at 9 p.m. Raining.
7-8-1918
Trecking on night of 6th & 7th through Amiens. Town deserted, no civilians, all houses locked up. All furniture and domestic utensils left in houses. The only people I saw were traffic controle, at diffrent cross roads. Arrived at Loungueaue 12 midnight, 14 Kilometres from line. Weather fine.