'Two days out of Liverpool, our escort' was increased and during the last 12 hours the sea literally swarm with protecting boats, while over= head were dozens of planes. Alt very impressive, and doubtless a great de~ torrent to! any enemy. subs. which may have been around, for not a sign wag there of any excitement.
We arrived in Liverpool on a cold, misty morning, which did not give favourable impression, at first lance, of England. Strange (0 say, T felt ne thrill at setting foot in my own country for the first time.
Aldershot was our final destination and there we stayed two weeks, while we were fitted out with all sorts of new gadgets for waging war, and had time to get over our embarrassment at having to. wear romper-suit-like Battledress, wonderfully' comfortable "clobber" with no buttons to clean praise bet
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