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& get some supper, but can only get coffee & stick around & sing leave for bed at nine oclock.

Sunday Dec 3rd leave Blangermont at 9 AM for Baurs 14 miles. rotten breakfast. seemed like 114 my own boot on. I cant wear Cams very heavy march. Put into a farm, send a French kid to a shop out of bounds to buy some grub, get it cooked by the barber, good supper, & order breakfast, but no breakfast when we call for it. Monday Dec 4. up 6.45 AM. punk breakfast. march 10 miles to Bruay.

Bruay is a dirty little place with one decent street & a bit of a theatre where Soldier concert parties perform each night we are to be in divisional rest about ten days. Put into a hut on outskirts of Bruay. Pedlars come around quite a bit, even women before we are out of bed. get hot apple fritter in bed. Later moved into a billet about eight minutes from our camp, our new billet is a garret. We hang around this

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General Julian Byng

Lieutenant-General Julian Byng commands the Canadian Corps. He took command in May 1916 and led the Corps through the Somme fighting. Byng is respected by the Canadians for his professionalism and his willingness to listen to subordinates. Byng is already planning the assault on Vimy Ridge. Unlike previous attacks, this one will involve all four Canadian divisions attacking together for the first time. Detailed preparations (tunnels, rehearsals, artillery registration) will continue throughout the winter.