Godewaersvelde Station by Lion59 on Wikipedia
Wednesday 4th July 1917
At six
o’clock this morning 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, de-trained at
Godwaersvelde Station near the border with Belgium, having had an overnight
journey from Doullens. It will come as no surprise that this place is quite
unpronounceable to Tommy Atkins, who simply refers to it as Gert Wears Velvet.
After
breakfast they marched to billets, arriving at 9.30. These are in scattered
farms a mile or so north-west of Abeele. This evening Major J H Bridcutt is
expected to rejoin the Battalion from England to take over command with Major A
E Percival as his second-in-command. There are rumours, according to the
adjutant, that they are heading for Ypres where a “big stunt” is in preparation
for the end of the month(1).
Source: X550/8/1
(1) Third
Battle of Ypres, commonly known as the Battle of Passchendaele would begin on
31st July.
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