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& had a cup of hot tea before getting on to the train, the usual mixture of 3rd class carriages & trucks minus doors windows etc there not being sufficient time to repair them. Set off out 6 A.M. & after a tedious trip reached the Dekemabeek siding in Belguim near Kemmel at 12 P.M. MIDDAY. There the Y.M.C.A. had a cup of hot Cocoa awaiting us & we marched a short distance to Rossignol Camp where we spent the night. Had a wash & brush up & walked to the M.D.S. at night to see the place we were taking over. Had a good yarn to old members of the 2nd Field Amb. Returned to camp & turned in about 9 P.M. feeling tired but could not sleep much owing to the cold, the weather having changed a lot.
Wednesday 30th Jan
Up at 8 A.M. after a rough night, it being very cold. Had breakfast & then walked out to the A.D.S. at Wijtschaete. This is supposed to be one of the best in France, being constructed by a company of Engineers