Two Brothers Serving in France, item 55

• March 4, 2018 22:25:38 Stella Watkin

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  There are a many Scots troops in

  Cambrai, (Gordon Highlanders, I think)

  and they celebrated Hogmanay in the

  good old Scottish style. Up our way,

  however, things were fine and quiet,

  most of the lads being English, so we 

  brought in the New Year quietly.

     Today (New Year's Day) we all got a 

  holiday, of course, and it turned out a 

  fine day. You will be pleased to know

  that I spent it by finding my way

  out to Flesquieres and visiting Angus's

  resting-place. I was successful in my

  mission. I set off immediately after

  breakfast time, with a good idea of

  which direction my course should be. The

  road took me over a break, bare country

  side, with widely scattered villages, all

  in tumble-down ruins as a result of

  the heavy fighting in this region. At

  some parts I had to cross "No-Man's Land"

  
  

• March 4, 2018 22:25:04 Stella Watkin

  4

  There are a many Scots troops in

  Cambrai, (Gordon Highlanders, I think)

  and they celebrated Hogmanay in the

  good old Scottish style. Up our way,

  however, things were fine and quiet,

  most of the lads being English, so we 

  brought in the New Year quietly.

     Today (New Year's Day) we all got a 

  holiday, of course, and it turned out a 

  fine day. You will be pleased to know

  that I spent it by finding my way

  out to Flesquieres and visiting Angus's

  resting-place. I was successful in my

  mission. I set off immediately after

  breakfast time, with a good idea of

  which direction my course should be. The

  road took me over a break, bare country

  side, with widely scattered villages, all

  in tumble-down ruins as a result of

  the heavy fighting in this region. At

  some parts I had to cross " No- ...  Land"

  
  

  
  

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• February 9, 2018 11:43:12 Zamfirache Diana

  There are a many Scots troops in

  Cambrai, (Gordon Highlanders, I think)

  and they celebrated Hogmanay in the

  good old Scottish style. Up our way,

  however, things were fine and quiet,

  most of the lads being English, so we 

  brought in the New Year quietly.

  Today (New Year's Day) we all got a 

  holiday, of course, and it turned out a 

  fine day. You will be pleased to know

  that I spent it by finding my way

  out to Flesquieres and visiting  ... 

  resting-place. I was successful in my

  mission. I set off immediately after

  breakfast time, with a good idea of

  which direction my course should be. The

  road took me over a break, bare country

  side, with widely scattered villages, all

  in tumble-down ruins as a result of

  the heavy fighting in this region. At

  some parts I had to cross " No- ...  Land"

  
  

  
  

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