저는 스물셋이었어요. 오빠는 이미 군대에 가 있었기 때문에 어머니와 아버지는 저도 가는 것을 달가워하지 않았지만 저는 젊었고 꽤 준비가 되어 있었어요. 신체검사를 받고 잠시 기다린 후 저는 웨일즈의 브르타뉴어로 보내져 사우스 웨일즈 보더러스에 입대하게 되었어요.

I was twenty three. My brother was already in the army, so my mother and father were not at all keen on me having to go as well, but I was young and pretty keyed up for it. After the medical examination and a short wait, I was sent to Breton in Wales, to join the South Wales Borderers.