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History of the Wolds Wagoners Special Reserve - page 16

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Full title History of the Wolds Wagoners Special Reserve
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Publication date 1988
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Early date 1908
Late date 1983
Transcription 6th September
2nd, 4th and 5th Reserve Parks were
laagered near each other at
Coucuuronnes.
Advance to the Aisnc
7th September
Advancing once more from
Coucouronnes through ( bl'bcil until
reaching Coubert. The trek
continued the next clay to La
Houssaye. This was the second day
of the move forward having been on
the march almost continually since
the 25th August.
10th September
Considerable excitement was caused
by the arrival of the first mailbags
containing letters posted in England
on the 30th and 31st August. The
remainder of the Park moved up to
Aulnoy.
llth September
The trek began at 5 a.m. with the
object of crossing the Mame at
Saacy via Jouarre.
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A superb war time photograph showing a General Service Wagon withA.S.C. personnel and an
A.S.C. 2ndLeiutenant, Franceearly 1914. The General Service wagon in the picture is the Mark
XI, introduced in 1905 and was the final pattern of horse-drawn wagon used by the A.S.C, in
great numbers during the First World War. Note the fly fringes on the horses' bridles to keep the
flies out of the horses' eyes.
Book number R0397