slosh. In the afternoon nearly the whole ambulance walks to Cassell only to find it is out of bounds as G.H.Q are stationed there, Such Autocracy!!!!
Monday Oct 15. Route march in the morning. Watching some stunts by aviators, there is an aerodrome adjoining the farm we are in. Out with Len Pratt in the evening. Pack up ready to leave for Holleboak the C.R.S which is to be our headquarters during the time we are taking our turn on the Messines fields of slaughter. Monday Oct 22nd Reveille at 3:30 AM, fall in 4:30 A.M. march off with the 11th Brigade to the main road 5 Kilos. There are busses waiting for the 11th Brigade here + we all jump on + go to Holleboak. a hut of a place between Poperinghe + Abeele. We now know for sure we are going to get into the big scraps. the whole corps is to be in on it, the Third + Fourth Divisions are to go in + go over a couple
