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Mon Jun 29

still felt warm. Nothing occurred during my term of office and I woke Tom to follow me at 12.20 am on.

Tue June 30

But I did not get in any sleep before we had to be moving again at 1.30. We went right through our outposts which fell back to camp to get some cocoa (which we had at 1.35) and came on as a guard to the transport. It was just on 2 when we started. I was with the Advanced guard this time. We went straight along the road ELVETHAM - MALTHOUSE Fm - Ivyhole Hill - Hartford Bdg Flds.

We with the Advanced Guard got as far as the track just beyond pt. 315 when the enemy was discovered on our right towards Yateley Common. The Main Body set off that way & the Ad. Gd. fell back to cross roads between H of Hartford Bdge Flats & N of Star Hill Plantation & became a rear guard. We as cyclists returned to the Cross Roads by Eversley Common where a temporary HQ was established. We had a good deal of running about to do from there. Eventually as our attack had