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day, the Boys would wander along the Road into the Village, visiting the Cinema, while others played Football in the Camp, and away up on top of a steep Hill is an excellent Football Ground where different Companies played one another. I strolled up on top one Afternoon when it was cool passing a large "Rising Sun" strike>worked cut out on the slope of the Hill, 2 ½ chain's in width by about 1 ¼ chain's in depth, where the Turf was cut out, white stones were laid down and at the foot of the Crown. Black Ashes were also spread about, and from the Road way a distance of about 600 yds, the "Rising Sun" looked splendid and was commented favourably on by all the Boys. As we came into Codford from Southampton we could see the "Rising Sun" quite plan from the Train and little did we think that our Camp laid at the foot of it. After Dinner strike>Thursday Wednesday our Coy received their pay before going on leave. Whatever we had in our Pay Book to our credit