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WITH THE BARMOUTH TERRITORIALS…

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WITH THE BARMOUTH TERRITORIALS ON THEIR TRAMP. Rusbden, rA,.S 0., May 18th, 1915. On Thursday last, in weather the reverse to fine, we got the order to move on from Bedford to Rushden, and by the time we got there we were well soaked. But thanks to the kindness of the people we were soon in dry clothes and well warmed. The distance we covered was over 13 miles and not one from the whole Brigade (about 4,000) iell out on the way. As we had a hundred rounds of amuni- tion per man to carry, we were ordered to wear our overcoats over the equip- ment to keep same dry, after which we looked like a hunchback army, and would have given a German journalist, with any imagination, a good field to fill up his paper. Everyone to my knowledge is well treated here, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is the best place where we have been to yet. The fact that it is the first", time for troops to be billeted in the town, may account in part for the warmth of our welcome, and for the at. tention we are still having. A great improvement has been effected lately in our rations, now we have some- thing like decent allowances, and we can in no way complain on that import- ant matter. The colour of our tea is now changed, for we have a iittie cow juice to put in it. We also receive a daily allowance of butter, while it is no longer stew, stew, stew for dinner, for occasionally we have roast meat to tickle our palate.oa much needed change. The reason why we are reciving better attention as regards our food is that the Government is allowing an extra ration allowance ot four-pc-nee per- diy pp-i- man. An extra tbreebalfpence will come to us on May 22nd. The various denominations here have opened their schoolrooms for our wel- fare, where we can read, write, and recreate ourselves in various ways. Rumour set many tongues loose here on Saturday and spread the news that we were leaving on Monday. It was not so, for we don't want to leave this place in a hurry. All the boys are keeping fib and well. —RHR. I

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