War Diaries (May 20) (nonfiction)

War Diary entries for May 20.

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A.A. Laporte Payne: May 20, 1915

Salisbury Plain.

I am sitting in a haystack surrounded by the muddy plain [Salisbury]. We are on a field day with the infantry ... yesterday the whole 18th Division went on a divisional route march, and General Maxse inspected us. As far as I can make out it was for the benefit of the ladies (wives of the generals and staff). See what I command sort of show ... very boring for the (regimental officers and men and a day wasted.

—A.A. Laporte Payne, 1st Battalion, No 1 Company, Section 4, Epsom

• https://the-bay-museum.co.uk/category/world-war-i/1915/may-1915/

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Nonfiction cross-reference

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• War Diaries (nonfiction)

External links

• https://the-bay-museum.co.uk/2016/06/16/war-diary-of-aa-laporte-payne-sept-1914/