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We duly arrived at our railhead to the time of [cam?], but only of a mild type, and were taken to our headquarters in a London bus. As it was night time we had a good demonstration of star shell fireworks which are very pretty at a distance.

We had a lot of difficulty in finding our quarters but got there eventually & were very hospitably received.

To my surprise I found that Charley Pooly was quartermaster & it was very pleasant to meet a friend - He did & is doing all he can for us - it makes a tremendous difference.

Before I can write again I shall have been in the front line trenches but they are not very warm just now. You can tell inquirers that the 35 lb limit for an officers bedroll is strictly enforced here now - that means everything an officer [does?]