Harfleur
Normandy, France
Mentioned: 1917
Transit / Journey Site of the Canadian Base Depot, near Le Havre: Robertson arrives March 22, 1917 after his hospital stay, and describes the daily routine there (trams, censoring letters, killing time before rejoining his unit) in a set-piece entry written after the fact.
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1917
- 22 March 1917… p] about 9.00. Struck the outskirts of ROUEN at 2.00 P.M. + finally pulled out of ROUEN STN at 5.00 pm. Arr'd HARFLEUR 9.45 pm. Camp Adjt. 10.30 P.M. Can. Base Camp 10.59 P.M. – Dead tired, cold, hungry & dry …
- 25 March 1917… o town leaving at 1.45 PM everyone is keen on the first sitting. – If you miss the train there is a tram from Harfleur every 20 min. – Great fun riding on French trams. – You can travel 1st or 2nd class or st …