Republished Regimental History of New Zealand Cyclist Corps in the Great War 1914 -1918
An update
My Omnipro (OCR programme) has decided to assist me in making said book text readable.
So I have removed the link to the PDF temporally and hope to be able to supply an easier read edition for those interested in having for free rather than a $300 or more for a hard copy.
(Just remember librarians are always shelving their problems - e editions will make them obsolete)
A sample from the book pasted below :p21. 140 odd more pages to go and umpteen cups of coffee .
Of course if this is not everyone's cup of tea just click on the ellipsis (three quote marks at bottom and follow directions). cheers all.
CHAPTER III.
LANDING IN FRANCE ORGANISATION.
Throughout the day we travelled, stopping at ORANGE for lunch. Half-an-hour spell, and on again, halting near Lyons for tea, and next morning, at Marcon for breakfast. These halts were at places where all troop trains stopped, and there the L of C (Lines of Communication) had boiling water ready for the making of tea. The population on the Line of Route greeted us with enthusiasm. Shouts of " Ville Australia" were caught up along the line. Our headgear' did not appear any different to these people from our cousins over the sea ; but still some more intelligent person who had evidently met the " digger" before shouted "Vive Nouvelle-Zelande" and though our knowledge of the French language was limited, we managed' " Vive la France." The small boys amused us greatly by running alongside the train shouting "Bully beef, Biscuit, " the only two words they knew of the English language, but it was sufficient to fill their contract.
Our journey took us through Lyons, arriving south of Paris at midnight. The second night we skirted Paris via Versailles and were at EPLUCHES, EAST OF PONT OISE, for the morning meal next day ; thence to AMIENS where we heard the sound of the guns for the first time on the French front, and saw numerous French soldiers, etc. ; continuing through ABBEVILLE,
halting at ETAPL ES to drop part of our train ; thence via Boulogne, Calais and St. Omer to Hazebrouck, where we detrained at 8.0 p.m. on the 19th July. Enquiries
elicited the information that we were to go to a village
called SERCUS, but nobody seemed to know exactly where it was or how far. However, we set out, and by dint of the exercise of limited French, managed to reach our destination by midnight. Progress was very
Cheers all.
Vanessa
“Giggly girt! Giggly girt!”
“See I got my hair cut on Friday. I've got my hair band to keep it up. See? Like this I keep it up.
Biscuit Blair - she's my favourite woman. And you. And that cheeky lady over there.
My last name is Rule. I'll write it down for you, you silly old duff.
I was born on West Coast. I moved here when I was a little girl.
I like doing pictures here that’s why I like pictures. Doing art. I like going for a walk. I come here Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
My sister, I go see her on Saturday. Have a cup of coffee, at home. She's five, nine. 59. I'm five, seven, 57. This year I'll be 58. My birthday's on a Thursday. I'm having chocolate cake and pizza. And lolly ice cream.
Some people are noisy. Nicholas, and Peter and Chris, they are my friends and that giggly girt over there.
I get headache sometimes at other work, because noisy.
I'm happy here. I could go for a walk if I want to. I'm good.”
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