Trp Arthur Rouget (Wandin), 13^th Light Horse Regiment: From his diary (Egypt to France) – ‘We put our horses on the train en route for sunny France, on the Kingstonia, arriving at Marseilles. We were given two days leave which gave us the opportunity of seeing a good deal of the city. Putting our horses on the train we start for the north at one o’clock in the morning. When day broke we were passing through the most picturesque country that I have ever seen. Our train did not stop in many places but whenever it did, we received a warm welcome, in fact some of the girls were exchanging kisses for badges. I had all my badges when we arrived at our destination.

On the third morning we could see the Eiffel Tower in the distance and from there on we were given tea by the Red Cross workers at every station we stopped at, arriving at our destination on the following morning. We were certainly glad to get out of the train after over a three day’s trip but I am very glad that I never missed that train journey from Marseilles to Ballieul. From the station we walked to our camp about four miles away as the horses could not be ridden so soon after the sea trip. We have an easy time at this place, doing gas drill and grazing the horses in our spare time. It was at this place that we first heard the guns on the Western Front’.

Dvr Leslie Coppin (Kilsyth), 2^nd Division Ammunition Column: Is admitted to hospital in Egypt suffering from malaria. He is eventually sent to hospital in England.