Item 06: T. Darchy war narrative, 16 June 1917-20 August 1918 - Page 137
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The organization of entraining was good we left about 11 – 8 in each compartment comfortable 2nd class ones Arrived Shorncliff at 5 a m & marched to Folkestone about 1 mile Were alloted to Residential Flats & given a drink of tea right away Breckfast at 7 Bacon Potatoes Bread Jam & Tea sounds allright but it was a poor feed. Fell in soon afterwards were given 24 hours rations & marched straight on to the Boat under a mile left at 10 & in a couple of hours were in Boulongue. The deck was to crowded to get a sleep & although the sea did not look rough the Boat – not a very large one - made sundry irregular movements & there was much sickness. Felt more like being sick myself than at any other time at sea but fortunately reached the harbour before any thing serious happened. Folkeston S seems a good town what we saw of it. The houses are newer & more uniform than most of the English towns I have seen. About 2 miles from the Quay (Boulonge) br mostely