9.3.15 (Outtersteene): Battalion with S.F. Brigade marched to billets picking up band at BAILLEUL.

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MARCH 9th. We marched away from Nieppe to a place called Outtersteene, a distance of 14 miles. The Germans were at this place on the retreat from Mons, they were in the same billet as I am for 9 days. On coming through Nieppe we saw an aeroplane duel, one German and two English, they did not fetch him down but flew wide so that our guns could find him, they fired 11 shells at him, but he escaped. We are in France again.

[1415 L/Cpl Alfred Afford, D Company]

9th March 1915. Reveille 5-30 a.m. Left the barn at 8-00 a.m. Marched to Outresteen, a distance of about eleven miles, going through Bailleul. We got a very good billet in an empty house which was in charge of a Belgian refugee. Guarded by aeroplanes all the way.

[2381 Pte. George Potter Bagshaw]