Fine morning still frosty, washing feet & dusting with powder ready for tonight. We move HdQrtrs at 4.0 pm to P.C.TERRON & relieve H.B. relief complete about 8.30 pm, but we have no water & communication is bad. Send to D in Dump for water, get back about 2.0 am. Turn in about 2.30 am. Nice dug out & not cold. Fritz put one very near but no damage. 3 Sea [Seaforth Highlanders] killed on relief.

Fine morning again very cold, work on trenches continue, hostile aircraft again active, but ours come later & drive them back. We should move tonight but it’s cancelled until tomorrow. Very good, no rations early to bed.

Fine morning, very cold, work on trenches started. BM 11^th Bgde killed, shell fire. Hostile aeroplane flew over in afternoon very low, none of ours up. Rations better tonight, finish about 11.30 pm, 2 days rations.

Fine morning but very cold, we have a look round & general clear up, some shelling but no damage, rather hard up for water. Rations from Bgde dump also tools. Turn in about 2.0 am very tired & done up.

Fine morning but dull, lot of snow during the night & more snow later. French & British tummies have a snow fight. We move to the trenches at 3.30 pm. Very long march & one we shall not forget. French guide meets us at CURLU. We get to beginning of BOYEAU VARY about 7.20 pm & arrive at H Qrs P.C. MADAME about 11.30 pm. Very cold & quite done up, some shelling but no damage. I feel rather ill but manage alright , turn in about 4.0 pm(?) good dug out but very cold.

Fine morning but dull, we have a busy morning preparing to move, which we do at 2.0 pm to No 18 Camp NE of SUZANNE, which we reach about 5.0 pm. Very cold & miserable, I have a decent bed but cold & not much sleep.

Fine morning, sharp frost, can’t get any water until late. C.O. & Coy Officers visit Trenches.

Bad morning, snow & rain, H Com. Service at 9.30 am, Church Service 10.0 am. Corps Commdr visits camp at about 11.30 am after presenting medals. 2.30 pm I.Fus play Somersets semi-final Lambton Cup good game. Faughs [Irish] win 2-1. Cpl CRUNDWELL comes to have a chat with me for a hour. Fine night.

Fine morning, cold, C.O. goes away at 8.0am to 4^th Div School, lucky bounder. Send advance party away at 1.30 am. Fritz shells BRAY & does a bit of damage. Snow & rain at night.

Wet morning. Gen GOSLING visits camp about 11.0 am. Working Party as usual. Go to pictures at night. Very good, crowded house. Padre returns from ETAPLES.