Working Parties as usual. Church Parade 10.45 am. in SALLE DE REUNION.

Working Parties found as on 8^th. Fine, cold wind.

Battalion found Working Parties, 557 men, for work on Trenches & 2^nd Line.

Regimental Concert in SALLE DE REUNION 6 to 7.30 pm. Fine. Cold & wintry.

Battalion cleaned up. Route march at 2 pm. for inspection by Army Commander but this was cancelled. Did 3 miles.

Foggy morning & very quiet. Battalion relieved by 1^st King’s Own Lancaster Regt. At at 8 pm. & Battalion marched to billets at MAILLY-MAILLET. One blanket per man issued.

Heavy shelling heard from direction of ARRAS. Quiet day. Less sniping than usual.

Rained all day.

German guns active most of day & Trench Mortars active. & Trench Mortars active. One bomb fell in B Coy’s trench knocking in one dugout. 1 killed 4 wounded. German 5.9s busy between 5 & 6 pm. but did no damage. Our heavies retaliated in the SALIENT with effect. Stormy in morning.

Quiet night and day. More German sniping than usual. Capt.Hesketh Pritchard came up during the afternoon to do some sniping accounting for one German. Fine day.

Quiet day. G.O.C.IV Divn Major General Hon.Lambton inspected the Trenches in afternoon. German Howitzers fire single shots from 9 to 10 pm. Fine day. One man killed by sniper.

Quiet day, A little more shelling by the Germans in the morning, but little damage. German Aircraft active. Fine & cold.