The weather is mild and like summer.
Somewhere in France,
February 14, 1915.
We left barracks Saturday morning, February 6th, in a pouring rain, and our train left Lyon at ten o’clock.
We arrived at Noisy-le-Sec, which is on the eastern outskirts of Paris and about two hundred miles north of Lyon, at ten o’clock Sunday morning. We remained until ten o’clock in the evening and then proceeded to our railroad destination which was about seventy miles to the northeast of Paris, and from there we had about twenty kilometres (twelve and a half miles) to march to this town where we are now located.
Official Postal Card for Use of Soldiers
Before reaching Noisy-le-Sec we passed a trainload of soldiers from India. It was a husky outfit.
There was a complete Company of us, about two hundred and fifty. When we reached here our Section was located in the loft of a barn. It was cold in our quarters as we had no stove and the weather was cold and rainy.
Upon reaching this place, the reserve rations given to us at Lyons were collected.