Two Brothers Serving in France, item 33
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422964 Spr. W. S. Anthony
1st Siege Company
Royal Anglesey R.E.
B.E.F. FRANCE
Sunday
29:12:18
Dear Mother,
After many ups and downs,
and weary carrying of equipment, we
reached our destination today, which
means that it has taken us six days
since leaving the Base. I wrote you
while at Etaples on the 26th. Well,
we left that rest camp on the morning
of the 28th, and got into a cattle-truck
train, in which we did a day and
a night`s travelling. The trains
are usually very long, and only travel
about ten miles an hour, so we
at once prepared to settle down in
the truck for the day. There were
about 30 men aboard each truck. On
ours we erected a little stove
which we found by the side of the
... Right side 2
line. The chimney stuck out at the
side. This enabled us to boil tea,
and we had bread, cheese, and bully beef
to keep us going. So the day passed
cheerily enough, we enjoyed the scenery
(although the rain poured all day), and
there was an occasional stop, when
we could get off to stretch our legs.
At night, the train continued
rumbling on its journey, and I was
lucky enough to get a few hours'
sleep in a corner. At 5 o'clock
in the morning, the train stopped, so
we got our packs put together and
jumped out in the dark, to find
ourselves in Cambrai. We had
breakfast at one of the depôts,
got an hour's rest and then in day-
light we set about looking for
our company. This was no easy
matter, as the town is a large one
and full of British troops.
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... Left side
422964 Spr. W. S. Anthony
1st Siege Company
Royal Anglesey R.E.
B.E.F. FRANCE
Sunday
29:12:18
Dear Mother,
After many ups and downs,
and weary carrying of equipment, we
reached our destination today, which
means that it has taken us six days
since leaving the Base. I wrote you
while at Etaples on the 26th. Well,
we left that rest camp on the morning
of the 28th, and got into a cattle-truck
train, in which we did a day and
a night`s travelling. The trains
are usually very long, and only travel
about ten miles an hour, so we
at once prepared to settle down in
the truck for the day. There were
about 30 men aboard each truck. On
ours we erected a little stove
which we found by the side of the
... Right side 2
line. The chimney stuck out at the
side. This enabled us to boil tea,
and we had bread, cheese, and bully beef
to keep us going. So the day passed
cheerily enough, we enjoyed the scenery
(although the rain poured all day), and
there was an occasional stop, when
we could get off to stretch our legs.
At night, the train continued
rumbling on its journey, and I was
lucky enough to get a few hours'
sleep in a corner. At 5 o'clock
in the morning, the train stopped, so
we got our packs put together and
jumped out in the dark, to find
ourselves in Cambrai. We had
breakfast at one of the depots,
got an hour's rest and then in day-
light we set about looking for
our company. This was no easy
matter, as the town is a large one
and full of British troops.
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... Left side
422964 Spr. W. S. Anthony
1st Siege Company
Royal Anglesey R.E.
B.E.F. FRANCE
Sunday
29:12:18
Dear Mother,
After many ups and downs,
and weary carrying of equipment, we
reached our destination today, which
means that it has taken us six days
since leaving the Base. I wrote you
while at Etaples on the 26th. Well,
we left that rest camp on the morning
of the 28th, and got into a cattle-truck
train, in which we did a day and
a night`s travelling. The trains
are usually very long, and only travel
about ten miles an hour, so we
at once prepared to settle down in
the truck for the day. There were
about 30 men aboard each truck. On
ours we erected a little stove
which we found by the side of the
... Right side 2
line. The chimney stuck out at the
side. This enabled us to boil tea,
and we had bread, cheese, and bully beef
to keep us going. So the day passed
cheerily enough, we enjoyed the scenery
(although the rain poured all day), and
there was an occasional stop, when
we could get off to stretch our legs.
At night, the train continued rumbling on its journey, and I was lucky enough to get a few hours` sleep in a corner. At 5 o`clock in the morning, the train stopped, so we got our packs put together and jumped out in the dark, to find ourselves in Cambrai. We had breakfast at one of the depots, got an hour`s rest and then in daylight we set about looking for our company. This was no easy matter, as the town is a large one and full of British troops.
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... Left side
422964 Spr. W. S. Anthony
1st Siege Company
Royal Anglesey R.E.
B.E.F. FRANCE
Sunday
29:12:18
Dear Mother,
After many ups and downs,
and weary carrying of equipment, we
reached our destination today, which
means that it has taken us six days
since leaving the Base. I wrote you
while at Etaples on the 26th. Well,
we left that rest camp on the morning
of the 28th, and got into a cattle-truck
train, in which we did a day and
a night`s travelling. The trains
are usually very long, and only travel
about ten miles an hour, so we
at once prepared to settle down in
the truck for the day. There were
about 30 men aboard each truck. On
ours we erected a little stove
which we found by the side of the
... Right side 2
line. The chimney stuck out at the side. This enabled us to boil tea, and we had bread, cheese, and bully beef to keep us going. So the day passed cheerily enough, we enjoyed the scenery (although the rain poured all day), and there was an occasional stop, when we could get off to stretch our legs.
At night, the train continued rumbling on its journey, and I was lucky enough to get a few hours` sleep in a corner. At 5 o`clock in the morning, the train stopped, so we got our packs put together and jumped out in the dark, to find ourselves in Cambrai. We had breakfast at one of the depots, got an hour`s rest and then in daylight we set about looking for our company. This was no easy matter, as the town is a large one and full of British troops.
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... Left side
22964 Spr. W. S. Anthony
1st Siege Company
Royal Anglesey R.E.
B.E.F. FRANCE
Sunday
29:12:18
Dear Mother,
After many ups and downs, and weary carrying of equipment, we reached our destination today, which means that it has taken us six days since leaving the Base. I wrote you while at Etaples on the 26th. Well, we left that rest camp on the morning of the 28th, and got into a cattle-truck train, in which we did a day and a night`s travelling. The trains are usually very long, and only travel about ten miles an hour, so we at once prepared to settle down in the trunk for the day. There were about 30 men aboard each truck. An ... we erected a little stove which we found by the side of the
... Right side 2
line. The chimney stuck out at the side. This enabled us to boil tea, and we had bread, cheese, and bully beef to keep us going. So the day passed cheerily enough, we enjoyed the scenery (although the rain poured all day), and there was an occasional stop, when we could get off to stretch our legs.
At night, the train continued rumbling on its journey, and I was lucky enough to get a few hours` sleep in a corner. At 5 o`clock in the morning, the train stopped, so we got our packs put together and jumped out in the dark, to find ourselves in Cambrai. We had breakfast at one of the depots, got an hour`s rest and then in daylight we set about looking for our company. This was no easy matter, as the town is a large one and full of British troops.
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... Left side
22964 Spr. W. S. Anthony
1st Siege Company
Royal Anglesey R.E.
B.E.F. FRANCE
Sunday
29:12:18
Dear Mother,
After many ups and downs, and weary carrying of equipment, we reached our destination today, which means that it has taken us six days since leaving the Base. I wrote you while at Etafles ... on the 26th. Well, we left that rest camp on the morning of the 28th, and got into a cattle-truck train, in which we did a day and a night`s travelling. The trains are usually very long, and only travel about ten miles an hour, so we at once prepared to settle down in the trunk for the day. There were about 30 men aboard each truck. An ... we erected a little stove which we found by the side of the
... Right side 2
line. The chimney stuck out at the side. This enabled us to boil tea, and we had bread, cheese, and bully beef to keep us going. So the day passed cheerily enough, we enjoyed the scenery (although the rain poured all day), and there was an occasional stop, when we could get off to stretch our legs.
At night, the train continued rumbling on its journey, and I was lucky enough to get a few hours` sleep in a corner. At 5 o`clock in the morning, the train stopped, so we got our packs put together and jumped out in the dark, to find ourselves in Cambrai. We had breakfast at one of the depots, got an hour`s rest and then in daylight we set about looking for our company. This was no easy matter, as the town is a large one and full of British troops.
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Cambrai, Nord, France
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Document location Cambrai, Nord, France
- ID
- 5196 / 59000
- Contributor
- Tony Burns Langenegger
December 29, 1918 – December 29, 1918
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