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a barn Bert, Cam. John & I transfer to a jute mill. Charlie Duncan rejoins us from hospital. We go out for supper, still hungry so have another. go to roost at 7 PM my foot is sore. Friday Dec 1st Go out for breakfast with Bert & Cam. Fall in at 9.45 AM. & march to Remaisnil via Ham, where we have a stolen dinner (pears jam etc) arrive at 4 PM could not to cut our billit, in a lofty barn, all the ambulance in this barn, start up a big fire inside my foot frightfully sore. R.S.M Hall & I have a great chewing match because I am put on cook-house fatigue with my sore foot. freezing outside. big fire inside swipe a bundle of straw & try to sleep. Terribly cold, cant sleep very well Sat Dec 2. Reveille 6.30 A.M. borrow Cams boots, only put on one of them, start fire going again, leave at 8.25 AM to march to Blangermont 14 miles feet sore, cold a little better, billeted in a hay loft near a farm, go into the farm to try