Item 06: T. Darchy war narrative, 16 June 1917-20 August 1918 - Page 41
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is a fair sample of English weather there is nothing to complain of. The country is lovely just ijke a picture book or Landscape Target. Little fields green while & yellow narrow well made roads fat sleepy looking stock old stone houses many thatched exactly as one expected only rather more so.
The Mayoress of Exeter gave us each a bottle of Tea & a bun about 3 PM most acceptable as it was all we were able to get (there were rations on the train but through lack of experience on the part of our Officers they were not given out) Arrived Denton about 7 PM & marched about 2 miles to Forent Camp The last bit was up quite a steep hill & we were mostely done up by the time we reached the top. By then it was quite dark & our first greeting to an English camp was to hear Defaulters at the double