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AUGUST 1919
FRIDAY 15
Revellie at 5.30am breakfast at 7.30am. Left Proyart at 9am arrived VBx 10am marched. Had cup of tea at Hqrs. On train at noon; arrived Abbeville at 4pm, Deptd Abbeville 11pm arrived Le Havre next morning. Very rough trip down with many stops and delays.

SATURDAY 16
Arrived Le Havre 10am Deptd Rest up at 2pm. Embarked at 4.20pm on the British Channel Transport "Lydia". Tommies and Canadians on boat. At Le Havre we had bath refitted with new clothing and then had good dinner. Very few Aussies at Le Havre. Fritz prisoners do the greater part of the work.

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