Diary of Lindsay Robert Turner, 1917-1918 (Vol. 2) - Part 5

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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OD 40 camp have dineer and beathere and commence omr purnes again at octock. every de aperetiated it in spike of the wddy State of the roads it as least give all a chance of shephing theirlys and seeny something of an Haliag town, had prewam or peard at he Saton wtl and when relieved madeg way shauh to the Hotellarona some to munt walk from the Sation for a much needed hot bath. There was a prea wish on the mebath the place possessed is larrs and I booked a bash and then started out to see he town Vaeuza is very wich like tney as far ast thop be concerver and the Tteeek are just as harrow and as Crashed. We made several fur chases of cetables and hold of Course geat housle to make the sllos uderstd what
14 41 be were askell after we have nohent when they wedlisped French but the suall sheskeepees very rand ds. The bath we enjoyed very much both of us lot into te but both and expec with the sme fouet just because we had is time to wait will more waher was obtained and be knet was all we could went Asaha I was let off with a pamrd of so tonpies for h bott Cavns paid 250 lira Ihad p reput the sation aft and resume my datie as officer of the paid and in dong so fund Ihad wandeed into a sreet which was pitch dart and had as ider where bled p Praper. all thought of Stiletsaid Cattroats teo my natinality my have saved wc after many perrigI landed back at the tletion puk whole and without a punere After he of everybody Sape
AUST 007 own 42 aboard and the hav started we were all glad to ane it blonkets and Joto Hep. 3o//7 I still enclie to the habit of baking up unaiderply be speat estation. We heached Bologua at 10. This is an exhemely lhye town and a Great Nailusn Cuke judging by the memecrous, wes reing in all derections Bea to sleep yfoin and woke upk find hurselfes af Pixcenzas sowhe about t. We were ae to serise at toghera our next Hilk lepas at I so if vasn't wese plot Sleep yours for a stop for hi ka mears an expenct ture ofores energe and little taste of hare it that No soon had we arrived at thera and allowed themme whar a wish when we eegoyed the proper of tering sove fathing deld it is
E4 hd 43 awonderful sight without a doubt. Afternn left hit contrnedt fallane gradwill the ground becaus whiter and whper. fressent qite a lat of time adviring the Scene as we went alout it an especially frome sight to bee a broad ship pust one pure while without an obstruction of any kind we expecttateach the foot of the alps at 6 oclocks and habirally feel deen disapposibe because we did want to see them tdanlight the fmd who takes at least halp an hour to haveise would dlso be wore interesting in the daytime we will provibl be well aslee when we to ths At widden We passed that another larfe Railber Ouke alesandria but benoud remaining in the semedarkness under an immense ron roof Covering Several platfis for about half as how wotking MORI
5 44 interesting happened. Our vex Hack reprewas sure or as it is colled Yorus Suidsments the home of the F1A.T. Matorlar ane there we sresed at 4 oclock. Turen is one of the larfest cikes in Stal and I should sat so by the extensive nature of the place. We could nt resis endulying in a snowballing and wrhouto doubt it is fine lense The men were very pleased to yt hot fer and alftho not by the best Zualelr the drid at down with mh Vjou Almost inmediately after leaving Turin we enkred the also Comibiy and here we were destincd to bee probable some of the most magnificiet it wll ever be our Dod fortuire to We arrived at Bussslen at the nory foot of the alpoperger at 6 or lock after having the opportunity of seeing them ie
1657 AN 4 0001 C4 ware. N 45 the distance just as dusk was falling It was brul a magnificent right one of the fuit lve ever seen Huge mountains which seemed imperst rable shod before us in stermajest It was hus indeed a problempoy we were to get to the tother side We heard of ahmnd somet mileston and it was conceivable now. We reached Bassolens ped when the morn was as and it enabled us to see still more of the montant and then majuet scence just here the liness are lleckiped and the hams are taken to madaue to porter town by destric power we were shaided if Bussolens for somehours I decidedto waitug and see the runed but Ewen tsleerinstead tobe awakened at 1 hm by the adjsent stll shanded to
1057 IAN 10077 84 46 use my influence in removing a French Soldier from the train. I succeeded in persuading him he would have b hand In another hain and it was cold standing in the clear marning air talking French. After that I threw descretion to the winds and decided to sleep himel or hs munet. 31/12/17. The lastden of the old yar and I wilcomed it in by waking up at 5 and Jazin at the mountains toweringalove us at Modane which he had some how reached white I was asteep Ohee again went up laptires over the Majuipcen Sinem It was iutersely told the tothe high altitude and snow and le was wvernhee. e has
47 trees prowing on the mountain slopes looked very prett and here and there a hin Gwoulst was to be saw rushing down int a Mountain statn renning parctel with the railway wishel high te were villages halfburied in know and surrouned by tows ofvines. One would would how people could live under such conditions yet they sean foureching and wherehe pass houses close to the Railiny lines the people come on and their uson omrtan One very notable ther we do hopeand that is the warmth of the Frenchcelcome opposed to the Valian and I for the were glad we had creaped from the hender care of the Halian have sangs. They are whilchearted in favor of the allies in my appiron.
84 48 and hight very easily upset a have at some critiee from in the time. Only a week apahain load of Frech Soldiers were precipitated at the bottow of air bdine and lost 300 men to the senash up. We lav into the ney- rest camp at Nontrulian at 10.30 and here was demnchebd the superion arangements of the French rest camps over the Galin The hain ran right up to the site and all the been hadt do was to pleant of he haw onto the platter and indulge in hot hea shaiht off We settled down after that to along Afternoons rest for he werent ane at the resttanp at St. Jerman an mont dor wntile. We had to pars thrs Lynes on the way to St Jermai and rather looked won to seeing it as its one of the 15
165 C ere 49 layest likes in hance anr the Ceute or the Telt Jnsustn. We ran wt the Station about8 and were just in time to hear some new Year resellerd very pist and we recislocated by heartly surpiy Aushalian Sougt We all sezed the apportnty of dashing upand dosn the Sation in an endeavour to keed warm for it waseasily the Coldest insh we had so far experienced. When We arrivd at S Germai some To kintes later we were told that we would have to Spend the night in the ham altho we were all realy to move wits came and would have beat fist on the following day at lans be all submitted, with food Grace tho' afterfatting rease we would sooner have moved wip bek and chanced the Cold. We are having some Curious experiences

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