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e "I,ar~ fe wish 10' ~lire aJ,il
that we
l h'llve n~~ the :rlig~~est' inb~nti~n, of ~ng
unreasonable adv~mg~ of the I t~s lof the
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~;erbad'tbtthen
ft1"St~J&Dt
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UNDEI •~l'il~~]iaril.L· fiR ~ .reP.uoat.
taken up ..
;~ tho rear of ... and unjlOr cover' of lbelo
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othe r- regim&nt came bU:!lut 01, AI lOOn "".-" >
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if we 1t'~&nted rto .8'~. . out of it alive" we

Ilcutt;J.e. which ire di for about 10Ul: miles./ ....n"'·. 1
aJlY we were picke p 'by ... motor lony, but.
y~, nen'rly alI,of~, were b~keD.he.s.tted F thinJ(
we ,could- do nothing .further for our wounded

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bbaclldgobuo .ehretired.beb·t., "!'.°telhfrh~Jte of .. __ .1
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T anot er regimen
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rill we 1"leIwueu
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our mum and at about}; pm. biYoud6d. Oil \& !).'fil....,., ••ho, pr...!~"'.d
Lef:Yin Aldenhot ltuBble 6e1d. ,ODO oompan1 going out OD piquet • .
tJ)u~amptoB b,.
We ltood to arrna at daylight and to our ~t
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;oy ~iyfMi .our ant) mail. I, 'hid not 6nbhed
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eroued over to France, letter when firing wak heud in front aDd "we "fern
We then weot up.. aent out in support. After a abort time we retired
" .... tth ern"ed OD into .. village 'and saw on our left: put qt anotber l' Ii,""no I
~idn"ht •• nd"' ptcked ,up diYi.iOn retirIDg, The Geenan. eame on,l but were
n,;;-;'....;.....
o'cl~ .. heaT,.! Cog .topp¥ easil,. h~ in cheek. aDd ahortlYI after W6 left the
8"Ui"" 1-0 could not go on till village and topk up a ~tlOn oatatde to prevent
..ere on a river not much their COm1ng on, while the relt of . the briKade
tb.i. 11>•. m.... ,Yer, billy on one aide retired to a'botber politi• . · "After about an lliour
,,!o lrcLired, t.he Gennana baviDi' gone ' off to our
,.,e _~
a.oCi all tbo waT
left. I and fell kelt ~ugh another briga,Ie.
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-.vbo wcn) ,err strongly e.t~ncbed With tho ea.nall',no,·n;'pg,
pta!eral Cheen.
very prettr &",4 a.t thelt ba.c::lt.
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.11 Itru~~b1 tho
Tbe brillge ' w!1A p~ue~ lor demolition 4?Q. tbeit
prlOO1a begoDial
ArTl;Lri~ ~a.t
re,tiremen~. ShOrtly after :tb!}l we pauefi a. ItatioD
. Iarp toown at 9 a.m., we
and ut:bod ~ an o8i~r came ouumJ'laid he was 'laking the
tIaroUlh the tbwn (or about tbrce plilel to • reaL- laat ,trtL-1D down and coUld take any of the men of
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. P , whu1i we fouJUl,alrea.dr pitehea for us behind tbe brigade who wera .. hee:t." ~one of ours went
, . a r,ceooune. ' NoD6 of whited tbe ma.rch-it wu This bad been very loog a,.., .nd1'.... to' be
· iot.ot:Ltely bot ,ILDd , nekl y all t.he ,w., .o"er GObble Jongor, At lut 1we rea.ehe4-a-fillagc. whero beeaUIC
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wait in t h e market. .quanf. -The ItrccUs were \'cry
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• O. am·vallb camp !t.h;;:re wll' a. ~~encral rua,h for crow~ed wltb trafilcj ' aU the. motor. }orrlOJl with
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liupphes, were there.
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water. We fOUDd t.h~t 00 one ,de thore "ere
about tortl l!.aJf barrela (uil of water, byt the
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medical authort-leA rCfuted kI a11&,.. UI to drink, it.
An alarm "a. raiied that the Germn.os had
It. Iookod very lgood and, a. Onil min told mer t1i~ onLCred the other end of tl1e vdlage a.ntl there waa
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o..Icohol a1H>ut It.
matter of apPlll'ently fil'lD g gomg 0". We were ordered to
f~ thD barrpbi had bOOn usbi for wlfle. All wo drive thom out, but had ..,t gono far wheri lt W&I
not- alto¥, to drink it, it. ~Lr Buggcsted wo discovered tha.t ' lt waa a. fabe alarm. 1 P CrIOn!\lly,
mlglJti "l\Ih in it. u we had not. h~ n. wab shrce I think the alarm waa C!~ b,. Clviliaol being
l~ting Aldera t. P rmtAion to do tbts"",al gwen frlghoon,ed bi the misfirint of 80me of the motor
.Dd io & vcr Ibort. tune molt. ~of tho men 'W~e 10rrl61 and rushIDg awayl t hrou gh. t.hp: ~il1a.ge.
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muia.g a batl). of
) buret Thll went o~ for eqrtanl number ot rifles ,!lid go off, 8.1!1 tho )motoll
y drivCI'$ wero not verY effiCient In ba'ndling
I 1I00001y au hour by t 0 aide of ja bcdgcl6a ' road,
whed a Frenc~ farm l' came and oomplalDqa that t~OIr arm.. I
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we were btockpng fth trame, al nf h O womcn 1could
,Shortly after we got oJr billets,
Major
GaL- oomo by 1.. 1 I "
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Turner_ waR ordered to take his companY~nd hold
Tbo (ltbbr ~lf b,a.t alion a.rrlvod"ln the 16Ventng Q, bridge. When g~ ibere he found ~at the
with \.nother egime~tl of the hrigade. .The nlixt cavaln wbo h04 been holdiJIg it bad boon ·ven off;
da,. IW~ were dmployoo IOl"tllJg out our thing. and At.tempta- wore made to re«>ver t bq bridgol It wae
moet of t.ho fnpanie~ wc.ro' paid in Frenc~p)oney. pi«lh' duk. The enemy was postcl:l on th bridge
TbiB ..... II. \ :'rJ l~ngthy proceeding nnd al th4!re ....,d oomm&n,ded ilie a.pproach, e. narrow
C.... not. rnucl. lsllver. fI.. good d caLof paper money with a. deep dttch on one .ide. The enemy ~t.o hap.
• ~ lAued', ' W e wero ll'nlormed t.h3.t the notes were I men o~ tb~ caD&1 hank, wpiJ:b ran parallel to tIle
DO good out. of ,Franco andaru!hcs were made €IvoryeaullOway, Bnd fired into oar, ogbt fta nk •
• here to g~t t~Qm ch, ng:pd for, ,11ver. \A. a ma.tter \ Here. I am ..cm-y to lay. we IJcnt M;"-ajor Soott
of . faet, it WM lhot tirut th"1 tHe nores ruu.t be Turner, Qiptam .. Shott a.nd 8Ov(JratAN,C.O'1 aDd
daa~ed bcford ICQ.'1ln" Franee, but tlI it turned out men,.I'~t I . tin ~op,c tha.t some Qf therq WIn '}iave'
I tb:ia.k ~11 th~ noLee bad Kono, beroro ',e dId leave, been found to l~ava "e~n tHen. prieonenll -' \
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Major TurM" 'wa. captij,oed by '" aet af shame..
~auvenlf' all th D I':age.
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,~o" troachery. c-.tling' -.It In, English, tlie Cer·
r After thp Kmg'. m"sge hndf,been reJd\t.o utt and ~ 'man •• ald they were fr.lbnds and ' •• ked for an
4eera given. for .hiB !1ajclt.y; ,,·6 proeecded '.tbrougb
E"Olllh offtc:or. For • la~ time I ~ysel' thougttt
the t.own. tAl tlie/ lll:&-tlon. Our receptIOn wu ...-00they wwe French. Anyllow, M.ajor TU"~lIr wint
4Mf~1!..nd etviJ-ian. ero\\"ded into the ·rank •• prcaentout to 'them.
It 4s reported, though ,I ,':.:;';;:;:/
ior Ilowen, 1ciga.retites. et.c., and begging fol'"
\I~o~eh for It' l,that as he .pproa~hod thi "
tIIMl'enir.l, "\IIh~ch' thel 1'eelllVcd , In t~e Ih aPe of
he received a rwolver shot In tho
W«ea .nd bl~tbna. I Afta' riwi\ainln,r... for i long
aftd wa. killed. 1
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i.ime outu de ~o at.at.ion .,. ,ware mareheti ~nfo tho
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~ru.. encOlinOOr t at. Lhmt..
ill-' w~..
yard and wer~ c50Dte
to Slt
on tbo .,round Vl'oubded . Butlhe \iA baclc at tho Front ag ·n .~ ~'.
while ana company 0 trained 0llr waggonl. orset, toget.b~r tho Dork'shm!8 )Ud l bot-ween .fiO .00 6G
etc.'
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c... ualtll~8. the 'ulPbh
Mons ViM ie J r "'i f ;;
Thia wu 9ui F.e experience, '1l8 there'f llre ftC) that.
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.PlAtforms, an fSvery htng had te be- pushed
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tt0p'I~g far a ' Rclt,
T&mpt: Aboutf 1 a,lll
wu rC:Ld,.
CAPl';: back
hndge
tbD tn.in .ta~. On 'Wu imprcucd by the
our march. r AD nfht there waa very
6f tn¢ trains',' out
enginCl 8f'J
gon!, on on our)e t, -.. Abo
a.m. we
9.,., Po"erfull
E ... a'j'Y0nS Wal 10
the diviaion~ on qu rigbt,
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, ~e~t ea~h .~ as .lbbenIIy as ~e, can dUi"it g
'.tI1e con6nuance. of the War. 1 I:: ,! i
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uave U$ foodj of all sOrt&-tobacro.
...inl,- .,.,"".• •1 even fruAt. May God ble$8"'" them for

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T):i.ay could not ba.ve tree.t.E;d
fathers a,rid brothers better.
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needa you! It· win do yo~ baa goO{.l. to

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not bad .. proper!
three days, .tid wbat
DO !rdeep it w.a.a u,Jling on uS. I WILS put on
an ..mbul&~ wagOJl a.nd wiUt ,btbe;ra taken
Havre a pii eventually to p&tnbridge. I
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witb the 'C;::"mero~D
and .had ItOqMtbing to .ed l"ben
do &c;route m:&l'dl. It w..,.l o)1
to fall o.:u~ 'WIth rheuni~tjcs. I

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Light Infantry, ·who"
Wynl)., late of En,tirook

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then #st..
mooweJcome
and paaaed
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halt a aJjout Army
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Hor8CS lUI\!'
I 100i;;ect vqry fresh oomp.,.bId t.d,lUI ond di
teem
tr~ncd fo~r
e d of ~ck fadng one another fo be dhing anythingt La • . t~at night we . rJaChed
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tha villag" we originally 'ucted froin. a nd fuvou"
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~II ut wo , werel at.Opped
lIckr.:d In pourol.D$' Irain.
The noxt fuorning
I u...at ODe man ,'ad f allen out of lbe trAin j
at 6 s,m. tl9 d agau! b ad ,.. very
betm 'l6n~i pa t
80r b08pit&l ahd WIUI i:ot
blvouaCkmg at 2 p.&n.
hurt.. Thi' "u
at the na:.;:t t.broe st,ahoDl.
We had not beed t here t,1Pi'0 hours before we ~ere
Jt.he Ist-at.1
..... ast.ers d,'a not. . understa nd 'Ordored to cross the river J.1lsl go and
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EDl.lillt.lf, tbe:r ditl t c y mll{ltt ha.vo been lIurprised, outPoSt l lDe of aiiot b e, br~de. ;We
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to
Jok, up each
A ' httle bter
E.rselvCll, by the
.. 0 we e roUl~ .~tui'f tilts
It. waa to \",,' ~wo
a ve ' atro~ po&It.lon,
It~i wet~ ld wbT It; '"as hn oUlblc -to get th em
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bomg ported In front of
at 330
oat. .4,
UI th-et"Pe.ra no ramps t haud, ISO we lert
1 Ia,m. wo i wero off
the t irclt full of horses lind wqre lucky enough to
brealtfut, "t nbout 8 'n m
cet
n theWilS
nmkickoo.
da y. l II
'u, 5 p .m .... when we h alted
mJlnU~~m
~ho Bellt
fan out
'ou!;mlly
by add
~ncthatrtbe
of:.th~
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bub
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donu1c
done
end
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A t'~ R,m. Wo arrlved at:.\ 1Il.rgrito~'n ,lI.nd e,cpae~ild
kot toll co. bet.llt '1'&8 I~ot' theM, and \'I" l! were told to
10 on, ThiS ",as rcppatOO till nbout 2. p m., when
'WO arri'lcd ftt l{1- s11)811 station and ""ere told to g!!t
nt, We 1l\D.l'Ched to a. fit!ld where \'V O wlIlted tJll
: tbe waggoM and hones wore d ot.ramed,. Just after
~ 'WD got into tho field 'it ea.me on to1l"DUl"o:nd ramed
• for ~bO reet of t he day. Abotl~ 4f p.rn "our cookcrli
ea.me IUP and wo had toa. Tben we Pnurched 10 11
.bout thrco 'milcs ~ .. small cn.nb.hido vdbge ....whcra
we ..ere billoted for tho night-the officcn 111
Jtoueet and tho mc-g. m t.lJ-e bans, \vlucb wcre 11
full
.tra.w.!...nna other livlDg tbmg.!. S 'n.
trrflryono fWd vcry glad to get in and we wen E~on
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uleep. It was ,till raining the ile~t mOrning,~ut
(UJr.re W'U plonty to do !!Orting Ollt.., and ' about · d.
out. our thi gfl
148, tha ,aun abone out alld wo
to dry. There IWU any
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butter
. milk and bread
be g9t.
blt.a'nta wen}
'YCI'1 glAd to .see IS and 1
fOr uk.! We

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J' I FaJrclough pays a toucl1Uig
.hi. spmt'
of un!selfisbnCM, ' evon to his ' Iut momen~• . r
I <. He . was my pla.toon oflicer and
death
at Landrecies. I was In the &ame trench and very
few got' a-way with 8
Yfe
fightlDg
' grea.t odds. We s!a1'tod ~l1:tlDg at dn'y,brcak and
we fought' unttl about tbroe p.m. Bv that time
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6()n liked by-all ha men. He Willi a gentlemaJ1 (lilA
a soldier The laet. day he was ahve we bad got a
cup of , tea 10 tho trenches. We asked h im if .... 0
jwould
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selves, yeu are In wa.nt of It.' and wltb'a soule ~e

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Merciet,
froll'\. Rome, and after
absence has been
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gaIn, a
Vio hod
bccn.dipattng all da:oand *l~ne
hadOilS,
bought,
& suit-of'" psat'B and tWb
loaves of bread. Your son .CQapt.ed .only
and a very htUe bread . •we~~ICed it,
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fI., sm4n bot1.\e of Plckrea' ID
• h ave..'"'8Ilck' I
hLnl to have some:. But i~ ~s the usual a.nswer
'You r cqw rc
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trenchell, a.nd Lieut. Wynn was to1d to btoJd tI,PI
of. the Cotnpa.ny. Wo::-d was paWd
JlOO, it Lleu,t. Wy,nn Wt\$ all nght. I wall ~t putt.lOg up my head whett thcy hit. me but I beard
from. etlq) who was close t.,c; me tha.t the 'lJeuteni.
a.nt; ~a. hit thrO~gh tho eye o.n<!. died Insti{ot.1y!
He dted domg hIS ~uty ' and like I;the ' officer and
gentleman b.e wu."
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Disc;.bargcd by ' tho Slough magidr'1l:tlI!s, a dQiend·
aDt presented 5/- to the National Rehel F.Jtnd He '
paid the money to the 'Q1crk.;and 1left t he Courlsmlliog, while tbe Jllng:stratcs looked ,;:&"reeibly
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, -rema.ined in this villaRo {or
route marches cacb dr.y to Il et ,the
drills, 11.160 ono day ~,\lIh lD g shnt., !
wta.icb 9!,,0 ho.d only ono' ~eh. fA:!l\"iqg ctp: t he ""fi(th
4&y, a'!Ulr .. long 6l"rc.h wa reached a. town ..here
.. rood dqpj of fight.ing hB6 t o.ke~ .p~ate .inee
Qua.rtera we~ f ound fo" WI tn ibo Freach b:l*~
We werd. n ot,lltruck ' either by their cleanl' tea kl'r
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too glad 60 reat. '

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That niJ1ht • pl0tro:1f.wu acntout eJ!a ,..·"u, ...
ca*J bank. with 'lpeeial
for mount4d
at .m~al.. '·ha,d,
A' 4 +.m:Jwe mo.,ed 011
... the foJlbw;ng ~Y .........n..,d
During tbe' wbolo ,morqing '.=.~~:;!":::";::~~
Anac laud , DOW from. t.ae: (
Could Me an action gOiD" ~
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w. ~t received ordora to go ,",!O" gl,. tllLe
aDil e.trench Slurse.J.v~ .t o~
w.. tent- Iup aDd we let. to work
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W.~ere not a moment too sOoD.

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1IAder
veryIlttacl::ed .bell
&.r-q. and
CObtrel awere
by GermaDl.
lbo
to ;our rear " battery 0(, ...tin....
in ao~ion.
Tho lG'enn.an. got

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tjOOn out of
uawouuaed.

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Luckily the GQrnifnl had DOt sce-n our t"'b.~~~'J~~~J~t.
I f th~ had t.bey would ~a.ve e-alil,dcd
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wouldh ~b31'e
- ~d m e tha,t
Jlad been
counted 176 l abel~
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