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Date: March 1919
Diary

Mar 1 - Route march in the morning, Got a dinner at Belgian house for 5 francs and a new coat

Mar 2 - Got 2 letters from GLF, supper at next town

Mar 3 - Went on a route march played baseball, Got supper for 10 frs

Mar 4 - played bridge and poker at night, played baseball all day, supper at night

Mar 5 - wrote GLF no mail going out until we reach La Harve

Mar 6 - played poker lecture, leaving on 9th, no mail

Mar 7 - Left Hoe for La Harve in the morning.

Mar 8 - Left on train for four days bunch stole case of champagne in route

Mar 12 - Arrived at La Harve at night, put in billets

Mar 13 - Had a bath and a new change of underclothes

Mar 14 - payed 25 frs Down town all day, went to a show bunch left for England

Mar 15 - still in La Harve went to show in afternoon and night, concert at Y.M.C.A

Mar 16 - La Harve, bath and new clothes in morning, show in afternoon, show up town at night

Mar 17 - La Harve, spent morning signing papers, clothes afternoon, town at night

Mar 18 - La Havre, concert at Y.M. up town to band concert at night

Mar 19 - In [?] all day, left at night 10 pm for England

Mar 20 - Arrived at Bramshott at 3 pm, stayed in and went to bed

Mar 21 - Went before 3 Medical Bds and dentist Got some clothes and hat.

Mar 22 - filled out medical and many other articles, wrote GLF

Mar 23 - Left Bramshott on pass Arrived in London at noon met Leckie Smith and Langan Left London at 9.30 for Glasgow

Mar 24 - Arrived in Glasgow at 7.30 am went out got my watch and shoes show at night

Mar 25 - still in Glasgow pretty dead went to picture shows in afternoon and vaudeville

Mar 26 - Left Glasgow for Edinburgh, at Miss Kelly apartments

Mar 27 - At Miss Kelly's out to show at night and band concert.

French places in line: Vimy to Habarcq
Habarq to Arras
Arras to Acq

French Villages and Fronts: Vimy, Arras, Amiens, Habarcq, Acq, Marauel, Montescourt, Louves, Amiens, and Arras

My dress shoes and wrist watch are at J.H. Young, 19 Sydney Street, Glasgow, Scotland, ask Scottie Campbell about them, or send for them.

G.D. Cameron
#334465
B. Batt.

Mrs Wm. E. Bruce
152 Northfield Ave
Detroit, Michigan

Mr Walter Kirby
22 Lincoln Ave
Detroit, Mich

Mrs Dellabaugh
32 Erskine Ave
Detroit, Mich

J.H. Young
119 Sydney St.
Glasgow
Scotland
dress shoes there

Millie
2319 Gratiot Ave

Hole 334346
Cole 334330
Geddes 334362
Huff 334335
Dim 907243

parades at Witley
6.00 - Revillie
8.00 - Gunnery
9.25 - physical drill
10.25 - Gunnery
12.00 - Dinner
1.15 - Gunnery
4.00 - foot drill
5.00 - supper
4.30 - cleaning grounds

Notify:

Mrs Geo D. Kirby
322 Confederation Street
Sarnia, Ontario
Canada

Miss Gladys FitzGerald
c/o Geddes Bros
Sarnia, Ontario
Canada