John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 4

• March 23, 2017 23:12:57 Cheryl Ellsworth

  February 2nd Friday
  

  Had breakfast & returned to camp. Orderly Officer
  

  staying in to lunch, tea & Dinner. Censored
  

  all letters.  Cap't. H.g. & Coulman phoned me
  

  met them at "Hotel au Bras D'or. H.G. & C

  slept there.  no more room so I went again

  to "Hotel Jardin De Hiver".

  
  

  February 3rd. Saturday.

  Returned to camp, shaved and had breakfast

  & lunch there. Went to Ordnance. Sent for from

  there 3:30 pm. Had orders to entrain @ 6/30pm

  at Point 3. Had change of Ration & Baggage

  party. Drew rations for 2 days at Point 4

  Then went to Point 3 & help to get on guns.

  Men in cattle truck (30 men in a truck) very

  amusing their efforts to keep warm by fires etc.

  6 officers in an old 2nd class carriage. all

  windows broken.

  
  

  February 4. Sunday

  All 6 of us slept very badly.  mixed up like

  sardines but quite cheery. Spent whole day

  in train with exception of few minutes at

  estaminas at stopping places where. we got

  omlettes & coffee. Otherwise bully beef and

  biscuits were the staple diet.

• February 25, 2017 07:56:37 Erin Selvey

  February 2nd Friday
  

  Had breakfast & returned to camp. Orderly Officer
  

  staying in to lunch, tea & Dinner. Censored
  

  all letters.  Cap't. H.g. & Coulman phoned me
  

  met them at "Hotel au Bras D'or. H.G. & C

  slept there.  no more room so I went again

  to "Hotel Jardin De Hiver".

  
  

  February 3rd. Saturday.

  Returned to camp, shaved and had breakfast &

  lunch there. Went to Ordnance. Sent for from

  there 3:30 pm. Had orders to entrain @ 6/30pm

  at Point 3. Had change of Ration & Baggage

  partry. Drew rations for 2 days at Point 4

  Then went to Point 3 & help to get on guns.

  Men in cattle truck (30 men in a truck) very

  amusing their efforts to keep warm by fires etc.

  6 officers in an old 2nd class carriage. all

  windows broken.

  
  

  February 4. Sunday

  All 6 of us slept very badly.  mixed up like

  sardines but quite cheery. Spent whole day

  in train with exception of few minutes at

  estaminas at stopping places where. we got

  omlettes & coffee. Otherwise bully beef and

  biscuits were the staple diet.

  
  

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• February 23, 2017 08:02:54 Roia OBrien

  February 2nd Friday
  

  Had breakfast & returned to camp. Orderly
  

  staying in to lunch, tea & Dinner. ansored (sic)
  

  all letters.  Cap't. H.g. & Coulman phoned me
  

  met them at "Hotel au Bras D'or. H.G. & C

  slept there.  no more room so I went again

  to "Hotel Jardin De Hiver".

  
  

  February 3rd. Saturday.

  Returned to camp, shaved and had breakfast &

  lunch there. Went to Ordinance. Sent for from

  there 3:30 pm. Had orders to entrain @ 6/30pm

  at Point 3. Had change of Ration & Baggage

  pantry. Drew rations for 2 days at Point 4

  Then went to Point 3 & help to get on guns.

  When in cattle truck (30 men in a truck) very

  amusing their efforts to keep warm by fires etc.

  6 officers in an old 2nd class carriage. all

  windows broken.

  
  

  February 4. Sunday

  All 6 of us slept very badly.  mixed up like

  sardines but quite cheery. Spent whole day

  in train with exception of few minutes at

  estaminas at stopping places where. we got

  omletts (sic) & coffee. Otherwise bully beef and

  biscuits were the staple diet.

  
  

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• February 21, 2017 07:12:45 Maethel Medina

  February 2nd Friday
  

  Had breakfast returned to camp. Orderly
  

  staying in to lunch, tea, Dinner. Censored
  

  all letters. Cap't. HG., Coulman, showed me
  

  met them at "Hotel au Bras D'or. H.G., C

  lept there. no ore room so I went again

  to "Hotel Jardin De Hiver".

  
  

  February 3rd. Saturday.

  Returned to camp, shaved and had breakfast,

  lunch there. Went to Ordinance. Sent for from

  there 3:30 ppm. Had orders to entrain @ 6/30pm

  at Point 3. Had change of Ration, baggage,

  pantry. Drew rations for 2 days at Point 4

  Then went to Point 3, help to get on guns.

  When in cattle truck (30 men in a truck) very

  amusing their efforts to keep warm by fires etc.

  6 officers in an old 2nd class carriage. All

  windows broken.

  
  

  February 4. Sunday

  All 6 of us slept very badly.  messed up like

  sardines but quite cheery. Spent whole day

  in train with exception of few minutes at

  estaminas at stopping places where we got

  omeletts, coffee. Otherwise bully beef and

  biscuits were the staple diet.

  
  

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• December 2, 2016 11:53:59 Jake Warren

  February 2nd Friday
  

  Had breakfast returned to camp. Orderly
  

  staying in to lunch, tea, Dinner. Censored
  

  all letters.
  

  
  

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