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Cursivefancier at Jul 31, 2023 07:26 AM

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[top left] June
[top right] 6th Month 1916
58 hours train journey
[centred] 26 Monday
Soon after 4 am stopped at Steinbecque [sic]
near Belgian border. Practically same
place as Hazebrouck. Pretty village
went to little batch of huts, rats about
damp place, milk at farmhouse. Only
about 8 miles from firing line. Guns
to be heard. Now in Morbecque. 2 hrs
leave, strolled up to Hasebrouck [sic] & saw inside
of Cathedral, very pretty. Our train up had 45 trucks
Heavy rain at night, huts wet. Guns thundering
all night.
[centred] 27 Tuesday

Raining when we awoke, no parade. Officers
billeting in houses. Still on biscuits & bully Aust.
and Tommies not very friendly.

[centred] 28 Wednesday

Route march with packs up
in morning - Nothing for rest
of day. Visited Hasebrouck [sic] in
afternoon and went into beautiful
R. C. Church out of curiosity.
Leave stopped to Hasebrouck [sic].
Germans came through here
before but not Morbecque.

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June 6th Month 1916
58 hours train journey
26 Monday

Soon after 4 am stopped at Steenbecque
near Belgian border. Practically same
place as Hazebrouck. Pretty village
went to little batch of huts, rats about
damp place, milk at farmhouse. Only
about 8 miles from firing line. Guns
to be heard. Now in Morbecque. 2 hrs
leave strolled into Hasebrouck and saw inside
of Cathedral very pretty. Our train up had 45 trucks
Heavy rain at night,[?] wet. Guns thundering all night.

27 Tuesday
Raining when we awoke, no pared. Officers
billeting in houses. Still on biscuits & bully Aust.
and Tommies not very friendly.

28 Wednesday
Route march with packs up
in morning. Nothing for rest
of day. Visited Hasebrouck in
afternoon and went into beautiful
R.C. Church out of curiosity.
Leave stopped to Hasebrouck.
Germans came through here
before but not Morbecque.