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War Diary

1915-08-29
Regiment 8th Royal Berkshire
Location France, VERQUIN
Entry Church Service on the lawn at the back of the Chateau. One Divisional Band played. Our surroundings were beautiful and appropriate; and the service appreciated by all. The field kitchens of two more companies which broke across the angle now in the same way as that referred to on 16.8.15 are still under repairs with the Ordnance. Three out of the four kitchens broke at the same point before they had been in use three weeks. The kitchens are of inferior pattern to others made in England as no baking or roasting can be done in these. This appears to be a serious and unnecessary deficiency.