his bomb proof & he says he is going to give it up & become an S.B. The fourth division Sam section pull into our place. SEP 23 Pack up my kit ready for the long march we start to morrow. I slept in the dining hall & it was d- cold. Sunday SEP 24. Reveille 4.30 AM, breakfast 5. fall in 7. Statham is carrying my blanket & pants on his cart. We start at seven oclock Sunday morning on a three days march of forty one miles, carrying our full packs, overcoats & one blanket. this is to be the first part of our march to the Somme front, it was awfully hot & our packs seemed to be filled with lead before we got to the end of this part of the march. On Sunday we marched through Locre, Bailleul, Strazeele & reached Hazebrouck at 4.30 Very hot & tired, about 16 miles full pack the officers were all riding. I had no money with me on this trip & no water in my bottle the last five miles. (somebody
