20th October 1916
Goodbye said I, stood waiting for my train at Victoria station. The training had been quick only 2 weeks - they are desperate for men at the front after the "big push" went wrong! I am regretting signing up but I had to, people were looking at me funny in the street.
I got on the train and immediately got talking with a bunch of guys from my new regiment. Mick (www.bangwazoo.blogspot.com), Leofrick (www.stonedbobmenchuk.blogspot.com), Crisps Mcboner (www.oychimichi.blogspot.com), Spatrick (www.myworldwar.blogspot.com) and Huge (www.myww1trenchdiary.blogspot.com) We got on really well and the train had arrived at the port.
We took a boat across to France on which many people were sick and then they marched us 50 miles to the front along already packed roads, the amount of supplies and men going up was enormous. Have to sleep in a muddy shell hole tonight, not that great for a first experience but it'll have to do!
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