March 17—Mere 1 am (address in London) after two night's Easter leave Sunday I wrote I on dity and had to hours. 1 shot for the frst time list Monday. 1 gotha two inch" group without anyone spotting, and 18 ott 20 on small application, It is important for us 10 be able to shoot well, because we may train men on the range, even if We only use pis tols ourselves, On Tuesday we went through a chamber with and without gas masks; fas only tear gas, but even 30 it the afternoon
to cross the 3 foot-bridg in floaty On Wednesday our platoon attacked the other three; it was very wet and we had to run a great deal; one poor man lost his bolt On Thursday we had the platoon lectures; the subjects. were morale, the Finnish war, the battle of Cam-brei, and General Gamelin. B. gave ours, the third, and was not too hystorical as we feared he might be.
We changed companies on Friday. leaving our belongings in C. Coy. store, We took the 145 train up to town, carrying my belongings in a towel, Yesterday F. and 1 saw Oxford Past and Present beat Cambridge 13-11, a good game though some were oni of practice.
March 24—(On leave all this week, visiting Oxford, etc, etc.)
March 31,—(On leave, gots flu, and spends most of the week in bed.)
April 7.—(Letter now missing, back at Aldershot a couple of days ate owing to clu.)
"April 14~Some football on Monday, T seem to be quite a goud soccer full' back!" We had night ops twice, one night the Major brought onl portable wireless so we heard the hine o'clock news before we got going. Of course we have been highly excited about Norway. This week fend we have been duly company. The Major was so pleased with our turn out that we have been let off one period next Tuesday. Now I remember, last Monday the King inspected US and expressed his approbation, We were doing wiring. He looked' very and interested, One morning we went out in buses for a TEWT (lactlcal exercises without troops), a grand spring morning, the chestnuts are sprouting and some poplars—oh yes, we hada dance-on Wednesday and T summoned up enough courage dance with three girls (A.T.S, and W.AAF,) not very expertiyt (To be Continued)
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