Diary of the War August 1914 There has not been any time since we left Gosport to write up a diary until now, where we are in comfortable billets at NOYELLES. I shall have to hark back a few days and commence to write of our doings from August 13th. 13 August 1914 The battalion did not entrain until the tenth day of mobilisation. We left in two trains one at 12.30pm & the other at 3pm. The first train took Head Quarters, A & B Companies & most of the transport. No idea of where we were going to embark until we actually arrived at Southampton at about 3pm. We detrained & went on board the "B...." a Patrick Henderson line boat. The 7th Fusiliers came in the same ship & our other half battalion had to follow in another, everyone wondering where we are to go. Other transports passed us during the afternoon loaded with troops outward bound, & our troops cheered each one as they went past.