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On the 12th. of December we had packed up again and the advance party moved off. The next day the main party went and on the 14th. I left with the rear party. We had had to stay behind to clear up a couple of houses and load another waggon. There were only six of us in the rear party so one lorry was sufficient. We left just before dinner-time and headed for Antwerp. We passed through there without being hit by any V-1's that were continually falling in the town. Next we came to Turnout (sic) and about five miles further on we arrived at our destination in Ravels.
This time all the billets had been organised before the move so it was an easy matter to get my kit into the right house. We were using a school as a cookhouse and everybody was billeted with the civilians all through the village. I was in the Miller's house but although he seemed quite well off we didn't have such as good time as some of the boys.
I only went to Turnout (sic) a few times and then only for a bath. I didn't bother to go to look at the shops as I had heard it wasn't much good. Our sole means of entertainment here was our own film shows and quite often we managed two a week. The one and only Café in the village wasn't much good and I only went in a couple of times.
