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7 July 1918; Sunday

7 July 18July 1918Hesdin, Ouve-WirquinArthur Linfoot

Up about 7.30. Paraded at 9 for bath and clean change. Warned to go to the scabies tents for duty with Billy Truman. 5 patients but no boilers. Had a bath in the afternoon.

Made enquiries with an eye to getting to Hesdin but couldn’t manage it.

3 July 1918; Wednesday

3 July 18July 1918Ernie, Gertie, Hesdin, Letters, Map, Ouve-Wirquin, ParisArthur Linfoot

Woke about 7 o’clock. Had breakfast at a station by the way. Finished journey at Hesdin¹ at about noon. Got motor-lorries and went to Ouve², about 30 kilos. Took us about 5 hours owing to breaking down and losing the way. Walked round village at night. Received two letters from Ernie and one from Gertie in which she tells me about her progress at the piano. Decent news from the line. Weather fine. Sergeant Powell unwell. Turned in about 9.30.

Hesdin (B); about 210km N. of Paris (A). ↩
Ouve: probably Ouve-Wirquin (C), 30km N. of Hesdin; 14km SW. of St Omer; Michelin square E4. ↩