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He was succeeded by Capt. H. Liddell, M.C., who now became Lieut.-Col. in command of the battalion. After staying at Serques for about two weeks the Brigade moved to the area around Tournehem. This was not such a flat watery country; and we had better quarters in the house of the curé of the place. It was decided to hold Brigade Sports here, and I was sent off to Boulogne to buy the prizes.
On November 12 the Brigade entrained at Elverdinghe station and were taken through St. Omer to Watten station. We marched from there in the dark to the little village of Serques. We were now to have about a month's rest and training before returning again to the Salient. Serques was quite a pleasant little village to stay at, but the arrangements for training were very scanty.
We discovered together several early flint implements and arrow-heads about Serques, and he told me a lot about the early Stone Age, which interested me greatly and set me looking for these interesting relics wherever we happened to be quartered. Shortly after this time Lieut.-Col. Scott Jackson left the 7th N.F. to join the R.A.M.C. and to take command of a base hospital.
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