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Gordon Cameron
was first quartered in private German billets. He mar-
velled to find how kind and attentive were the people
with whom he lodged. Every morning they had his
boots and buttons brightly polished for him ; they
seemed in every way to try to make him feel at home.
A few days later he was quartered along with his
unit in a great hotel, an establishment most beautifully
fitted up. Here he had a gentleman's life for about a
month. The Colonel, after inspecting the men every
morning at nine o'clock, tried to find employment for
them, such as clearing the paths, picking up odd bits
of branches and leaves, &c. This was, however, a
mere pretence of work, for most of their time was
spent in wandering about the hillside.
This pleasant stay in Heimbach came to an end when
Gordon received his papers of discharge. Gladly he set
his face to the homeland — to Duren first, to Cologne to
see the Cathedral, to Dunkirk, to Dover, to Eipon for
the giving up of his kit, then — he was once more a
free man !
Gordon is with us now in the Cowgate, and he
wishes to see and hear no more of war. He says that,
although he would not like to undergo the same
again, he would not on any account have missed his war
experience, for it had brought him into contact with so
many different types of men, and it had given him an
interesting and educative glimpse of the great world
outside.
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