leave Gd Servins for Chateau Viel Fort near Douvon (between Douvay + Haudain) we go thro Freisencourt. 4½ miles full pack in 2½ hours only 1 rest of 10 min. bully bread dinner + supper then go to bed in an old barn with neither doors or windows. Stan + I double up to get warm. Monday Oct 8. Guard to keep out female hawkers, they sure keep me busy. 9 AM to 11:30 AM. + 2 to 4:30 P.M. + go on again at 7 P.M in a pouring rain + a pitch black night. One more of Billy Hunters “Orders is orders”. he is clear “nutty”.
Tuesday Oct 9. Loaf all the A.M Maconochie for dinner + I get a dose of poisoning. Cam. + Harry Foeget also have it but they are able to throw theirs up. I don’t + spend the rest of the day in agony. I take a bunch of physic Willy Dodds fixes me up.
Wed Oct 10. Stomach ache + a head ache. clean up for kit inspection at 2 PM, too much rain so the inspection is called off. Parade at 2 PM
