Quiet day. A few heavy shells fired from direction of WARNETON into our lines between 3 & 4 pm. Little damage. Relieved at night by 2nd R. DUB FUS [Royal Dublin Fusiliers] & Battalion marched to billets at LA CRECHE. 1 man killed. Fine & warm.
“C” Coy [company] shelled during the night. A bombing party under Lieut Nicolai went out & threw 21 grenades at a house in front of D Coy [company]. Damage not known. A few “Little Willies” on H.Q. [Headquarters] Farm. Real April weather.
Very quiet day. Enemy active at night with M. Guns. [Machine Guns] 1 man killed. 1 man wounded. A coy [company] of 4th R. Berks Regt [Berkshire Regiment] attached to Battalion for instruction.
Very quiet day. Trenches in very bad state after the rain. Major J.H.M.Bannerman joined Battalion from England. Snipers & M. Guns active at night. 1 man killed (Pte Walker, carrying rations) 2 men wounded. Showery.
“B” Coy [company] found working party. Divisional Boxing Tournament completed. Relieved 2nd R. DUB FUS [Royal Dublin Fusiliers] in trenches in evening without incident. No casualties.
“A” Coy found working party. IV Division Boxing Competition.
“C” &”D” found working parties for R.E.[Royal Engineers] ”B” beat “A” at football.
A & B Coys [companies] found working party under R.E.[Royal Engineers] D Coy beat “C” at Football.
German howitzer shelled reserve trench in afternoon. Very little sniping. Relieved by 2nd R. DUB FUS [Royal Dublin Fusiliers] in evening.
Hostile Aeroplane over our lines at 5am & dropped lights to left front of No.7 trench. Germans shelled this trench but all shells fell behind trenches. No 2 trench shelled in afternoon. Machine Guns active. Officers Patrol went out by WULVERGHEM –MESSINES road but saw or heard nothing. 3 wounded.