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3rd to 6th Oct.

stops till we arrived at
Oxford next morning.
After Oxford our next stop
was at Basingstoke Salisbury
and Dinton where we got
out and marched to [Hardcott?]
Camp. We were [bunged?]
into isolation as soon as we
arrived (Wednesday) but we
did no drill until Saturday
when we went for a [routine?]
march. The houses round
here look very strange
with their thatched rooves
and a glance round the
country gives you the
impression of a sleeping England.
The drill here is interesting,
in the morning there is
musketry, physical jerks, and
squad drill. In the afternoon
we have musketry, Bayonet