Quiet night & day. Germans fired a few Trench Mortar bombs at D Coy without damage. Snipers not very active. Patrols sent out but report nothing unusual. German Aeroplane brought down near HEDEAUVILLE about 8.30 am. Fine clear day & getting much colder.
Battalion proceeded to trenches & relieved 1st King’s Own Regt. Quiet relief very wet, rained all day. Patrols sent out & reported German Trenches held as usual. A & B & D front line. C Coy in Reserve.
Battalion practiced [sic] attack near Bartrancourt. Capt.C.W.C.Wasey left to join the 2nd Battalion.
Coys marched to BETRANCOURT & practiced [sic] Attack Formation. Heavy rain in afternoon.
Church Parade 11 am. Damp & foggy day. Very good news from the French in CHAMPAGNE. A good deal of rifle fire on our front during the night.
Battalion held in readiness for orders to move. British & French attack began N & S. Progressing well from reports received. Rain hard all day.
Orders received for Battalion to move to BEAUSART. Battalion moved off by Coys at 2 pm. to Beausart & billeted in Barns. Very dirty billets.
Kit inspections &c. Preparations begun in the event of a forward move. Heavy Thunder & rain at 6 pm.
More German gunning than usual into MONK TRENCH. Tremendous cannonade audible from direction of ARRAS. Battalion relieved by 1st KINGS OWN REGT at 8 pm. & marched back to billets at ACHEUX. Fine.
Quiet day & night, more German transport than usual heard on SERRE-BEAUMONT HAMEL ROAD. “A” Coy fired 6 bombs from catapult at the salient about 8 pm. Stopping any further sniping. Fine.