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being knocked rotten in turn. A move generally has the affect of bucking us up considerably. Very few soldiers in the area & things look very deserted.
Thursday 28th March
Spent the morning overhauling my pack etc. At 2 oclock we Had a doze for about an hour after tea last night then had a few biscuits for supper preparatory to falling in at midnight. We then marched out to [indecipherable] siding near Poperinghe about 3 miles where we boarded the train. The train was composed of trucks, the (30 hommes or chevans. 8 (en long)) variety but they were good enough & I spread my blanket & slept the remainder of the night. We reached St Pol about 7 A.M. a fairly large place & saw where the preceeding train with the 58th Battalion aboard had been shelled. Part of the train was wrecked with about 15 killed. Made a breakfast of biscuits with a cup of tea from the Y.M.C.A. Passed through Doullens