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[Sept 2nd 1916] lot & there were several among them that I knew.
Sept 3rd. I was again on a board most of the morning. In the afternoon went for a ride with Henry Porter. Very nice country round here & the crops are mostly cut. Just got back in time to avoid a thunderstorm with a downpour of rain.
Sept 4th. Usual routine of work in the morning. In the afternoon rode over to see the 8th Bn at a village about 2 ½ miles off where I had tea. Their Brigadier also came in & had tea. In the evening it poured with rain & streams came down in torrents past our billets. How thankful I am that I am not in the trenches.
Sept 5th. Still resting at St Maulvis. The weather very threatening. In the afternoon went for a ride to [?] & got very wet.
Sept 6th. Usual routine of work. More drafts arrived & we are now quite up to strength again. In the afternoon rode over to Brigade HQ & found them in a very pleasant chateau. The country is very pretty well wooded with charming valleys & little hidden villages.
Sept 7th. Started to try & get to Fontainebleau. I left St Maulvis at 9.15 am & rode to Brigade HQ