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About 11 - started for Verdun - ate our lunch on the way - arrived in the famous old fortress [[?]] - about 2 in time to see the Les Donnelly Troupe in action - a very good show
Came back to Ippecourt for the night - and had a fine dinner at Miss Kings Mess - BOCOO FOOD
The day has been a memorable one - any day you see Verdun - is memorable - but seeing it to-day was particularly to be remembered on account of the swarms of returning Allied prisoners - all along the road we passed them - They looked thin and forlorne and many were scantily clad - The Y. has established to-day - a cantine for them, where hot chocolate is given to them - we got ahead of the Red Cross
Penelope Parkinson was at Ippecourt.  Slept soundly on the floor of a big hut - listened for a time to Veterans (of two months) telling their terrific expressions - all alike - all unlistened to by the heavens -  How I pity thousands of American Communities - which will have to listen to all these hair raising stupid tales of personal experiences
Monday 19 - Wonderful morning, and I got the benefit of its first beginning of light - and was on the field before a very crimson sun was -
Watched - dead and partially dead motors being revived - mended - coaxed - sworn at etc, and at 10, Phellps turned up, and we went to Verdun again - Our motor balked, and misbehaved for an hour and then as suddenly smiled, as it had sulked - and off we went again
Went through Verdun - and beyond, and through the ghastly torn up country - through "no mans land" and about 3. reached Dun.

Transcription Notes:
BOCOO = phonetic for beaucoup ("a lot" in french)