21 Sept (Thurs)

Left at 6.15 after hectic night with one hours sleep.  Route – EU – St Valery – up just W of Bethune where I left the 49 Div column I had been watching – back through Arras (I brought a wizard bot of Houbijaut 350fr) – Cambrai to our staging area just W of Valenciennes.  No real sign of poverty, illness etc – all absolute balls.  Arrived at Staging Camp at 6 ocl.  Shared tent with Roger Hopkins.  Had good lunch up side lane – bought a few eggs and had a couple hard boiled for lunch.  Stephen G tight last night?  Went in – though someone out of office – sure to get away with it – he did!

Through Ochancourt where A Tp in 1940 were surrounded.

From – Nil                                                      To – Nil