Fine morning, leave the billet about 7.30 am by Mess cart for Pernes [?] arrive there about 9.30 am. Train leaves about 11.30 am. Arrive Etaples about 4.0 pm leave again at 6.20, stop ABBEVILLE, LONGPRE & everywhere else, rotten journey & get no sleep 9 of us in one carriage, all fed up & glad to get to Rouen.
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Monday 24 June ALLOUAGNE
Fine day. We expect to go to Rouen but find the train is due to leave at 10.0 am so have to wait until tomorrow. Dull at night.
Sunday 23 June ALLOUAGNE
Fine day, fairly quiet. See Bert at night & have a decent time. Aircraft active.
Saturday 22 June ALLOUAGNE
Fine day, fairly quiet.
Friday 21 June ALLOUAGNE
Fine morning, cloudy later & some slight rain. Go for a ride in the afternoon as far as Gosnay with Bert but return about 7.0 pm.
Thursday 20 June ALLOUAGNE
Fine morning but cloudy, fairly quiet all day.
Wednesday 19 June ALLOUAGNE
Wet morning, what a nice relief after such a spell of hot weather, cleared up about 11am but dull & cloudy all day. Bttn go into the line at night, quiet relief.
Tuesday 18 June ALLOUAGNE
Fine day. I got up to Busnettes in morning for presentation of GOC’s [General Officer Commanding] card, rotten I reckon. Receive a letter from Maj Harwood, no good news only more suspense. Quiet day.
Monday 17 June ALLOUAGNE
Fine day. Bttn do parades under Coy [Company] arrangements, not much else doing. Fairly quiet.
Sunday 16 June ALLOUAGNE
Fine morning & very warm. Fairly quiet all day.