Diary of Lindsay Robert Turner, 1917-1918 (Vol. 2) - Part 6

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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0c 50 1//18 New years Dan who would have anticheated thaat we would wake us on the first day of the New Year under these condition we were too hred to waiting and Welcome in the New Year and were for dissadisped to worn much about it this morning for we had spent easily the worse night ss far I was knowing hervile where slooked out at 2 oclock t hine hewer due to him but for oclock breakfast. I didnt mand Gething us because anywheh bester than the bed hadbbe contend with and I longed for some excuse to get mn feet warm te all marched to the tanng some half a hule away and casond a Neal Good hath break fast the the true was short the te kanald bodo justice to it the lames tynept of the usual srt lan
1C 51 practically everything we wanted was to be fund thele even a well stocked Cawkeen and the nenal washing places were quite up to dak tho little patrouised. Altho we were due to leave at 11 oclock we diden 7et away until well after if the honble being that no engine was available We were glad to get awar and se something fresh but by othe trure we had youe a lettle way it was dark so we decided to settle down and get a Good nightssbg in to make up for last night one of the English officers at SBenam told me that the fall of show was one of the heanest excerenced for some years and I never expected we would be neit with such weither conditions asthen on lyisting. Letus have England isnt so bak for well be in the open ute & heap thereunderjoing wan
SC 52 2/1/18 he have a grand chap acting as railway Conducting officer Capt. Carining He is attached to Airshalian Headses. a Horseforry Road and left Aushatia as stapf Captain to bry Mor. McNichol with the 8th Brigade He is just bubbling over with evergn and is always donnng something to the com but of the mer. Te seeues to find out the Halk 2prs long before we realise it and Ifor as I can make out never os to shephis morning when he were all sugh mcked in at 6 oclock heard us voice enquiring whether the Station be hadstopped at wastaucaiso a Wilk repe. I happened to be so we hidto humout and see that the usual hopped and ratuns were sered out It was apod chance too to have a wash to well The oney water abailable for washing was in a pond but it
EC 53 looked more like portion of advann so I went along to the tugie and wished under a steam pipe libout the first time We had a pood wash since reaving taciga There was a larppond at the bottom of the leabarckment and quite a number of the men indulged in Stating. We were fast getting out of the know ares only them and there during the afternoon was snow of any thinkness to be een he arrlied bt one arge four Version at 2 oclock aur here met ahawload of Amencan soldiers and we both cheired on another heartile. There is an Amercan tanp some mles but of Verzion and later in repassed Several Lambods coming from the direction of tanks where the had landed a frdo apt mostanuag were the wkcharge that passed between their haed WUSTRALLANWAR ME 577
BC 54 and owrs. They have a ueritore Comething Dunclar to ours with the tryfical felt hat high in the peak wr aordgermnd it instead of a band. Our next . tepas St. ere dis Corps therwise Toure was teached at 5.30 pist intruce for hea and here we well to have durot the most ungue experiences weve ned so far. The train drew up just opposite the Cook house a splendid position from the point of New of Convenience and I thought it a goods opportunity to make our lon promised tomats socep a bi of which I had brought all the vay from Aushalia had the sans well in course of preparation and quite emember of is were but of the ham when the ham commenced to move off. Nome worried about ryjoning As we thought that it was wherel a shiiating shibition Imaguie our Consternation alitth later
A05 1007 CC 55 where we received the alarming new that the hawr had actuable gone to it wan hro the fault of the Ntation Master Seilding the hamoff without the authority of the Rl. Bransport officer. We were hold that the ham has writing for us some smites along and a hain would be suppled to take us there within half an howr. We waited and waited and we saw litke hose of having our long looked for fea in the Compartment until af last a hav put ut the platprin and we sebout on our supposed Smiles Mu Smisht mention that we had to drink the sap as the fire was joing out. Tiile after mile we went thro stative after station and still no pe of our train. I was ettny cold foo and we did wiss her toakand blankets. One sation We shopped at and enguired whether he ham hed gove on and were hed that it wisa uarter ofou how ahead and shl
80 56 Ginstron. That raised our hopes a litke but looking further ahead it assumed rather aserious aspest for obviously a mistake had been made and my effort t sto the ham had failed. we were sill adon off Rubor and if the ham were not shopped at the hext Halterexas it would Certand run ripyon to Cherbour and we had no rations and no bonkst both most necessary. We at last reached Letes aid being himt ed iup a side hack we hamelit set out to search the yards for ourhain. There wis us syntht and all attempts to mearth it with the rssistance of the Railway of fprest were resultless no one kwtnything norded tey leam tlare. We eventally started off apin and the hai suddenly stpped and tour rreat you here was our ham baiking for us. Where was said regording
15 TE JDISS 8.23 57 and it relieved and feeling summensel perticularly those of our consuctin offier who would have had t shoulder the whole responsiblity had we been left in the brch. We were fikebred for bed as it was best 31 Am. and we were all as cold as frogs. 3/1/18 of course a hate repas must appear on the scene just when we wanted to stee in. It was oclock and we had passed two during the night so perhaps it was only right to pebronike this one. The Town was neiziden and it will tive in my pemon as the place where I had a cold water bath asfai gnther waist. I wasall had huse for besides that the ter was xcellent and we needed some sick thimland bfter our experience of the night before
80 58 We expected to reach therbour our tourk and final rest cams after leaving the Mediterranean at 3 oclock and with that end in view made good projess. We passed tho Caen noted for someting in Hishir but what knownot and Baycaint and spent much taliable time Admiring the baukful old word country be passed thro. Here was something we anaque aylored will be like no snow to speak of plenty of Green Gresstend diary castle Evenwhere. It was typlal of somet of Vectoria except for the histne old houses with hedprows and frud English this surroundl the and here and there crubling walls the seeein ithe Ales was maqniticent here the seay we wantful and peaces
CC 59 We reached therbour muuning a lifle lak at 330 and asthe hav drew slowly upto the Guary our hopestannep that after all or experence of the rest camp tugh tbe off very shortderration and we tooked forward to making the chamiel that night. We were so matedware of the curpution of the authorities to have usen tyland by the morning and most rfuotal ofusdisired nothing more than that we were given ahot her at the Barracks just alongside and our belongings removed to a small chainel Steamer nearby but beside i was one of the wakhers of the seas and that drs all thought of Sutmeris but of our maids. Nomistake if gives one a honderful knse of exont we sebout onour s at 10 pein a bleat parter krnd 15

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