Item 06: T. Darchy war narrative, 16 June 1917-20 August 1918 - Page 142
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& I don't think he believed me when I told him I had been 10 weeks on the boat coming over. Entrained again in 3rd class carriages this time plain wood seats 6 to the compartment so 2 stretched out on each seat & 2 on the floor I was one of the latter & once through the night an extra hard bump shot the chap off the seat on top of me equipment & all but had a very good night. Got tea at Etaples & had Breck Passed through Boulonge where we left last Thursday It is a long trip for practically nothing But it is evidently necessary to go through our main camp a Harve & 1st Div men have to come back this way as the 1st is still in the North. The other Divies go straight to the Somme. Traveled slowly untill 4 PM & left the train near St Omer about ½ a mile brought us to the Reinforcement camp A very pretty place at the back of a big Cheateau 3 or 4 Ac with a hedge & row of fine trees around it & a water hole in the middle & thick green grass everywhere. The tents