Get woke up at 4.0 am & told to move at once. We get dressed & fall in leaving our blankets etc. in the sheds. March off about 4.45 am & proceed to Stn [Station] where we entrain, 1st Class carriage, very dirty train leaves at 6.40 am, slow & tedious journey arrive MONTESLIER-BUCHY at 2.30 pm. Get hot tea & write diary, spend night in train.
The diary of Regimental Sergeant Major George Beck
First World War diaries 100 years from when they were written during campaigns on the Western Front
