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E.S. "Gordon" Lacey - Diary 3
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2nd to 3rd Oct. England.
Arrived at Glasgow on the 2nd Oct, 1917 (Tuesday) and left the old "Miltiades" late in the afternoon. We got the train from Glasgow and our first stop was at Carlisle on the border where we got out for refreshments. Our next important stop was at Preston in Lacashire where we were served with free refreshments by the Red Cross. As it was night I could not see what the country was like. Our next important stops were at Crewe and Wolverhampton, but we did not get out till we arrived at Birmingham and after leaving there we had no more important