Fine morning. Det does parades, very quiet time. We go out at night, but beer very bad. Good night.

Bttn marches off at 9.50 am. I get orders to proceed to SAVY about 5.0 pm, get a Store Tent for all the Det [detachment] not very good but better than the line. Good night.

Fine morning. Bttn moves 9.15 am & marches to Y Huts via AVESNES-LE-COMTE. Very warm marching, roads rough & very dusty. 15 Kls. Arrive Y Huts about 1.0 pm. Orders to move to ARRAS next day. Good night.

Fine day. Coys to training parades. Adjt [Adjutant] not very well. Quiet day, the Lanc Fus [Lancashire Fusiliers] arrive in village about 12.0 noon. We get orders to move about 9.30 pm at night. Bit of bustle giving orders etc.

Fine morning. Coys do training parades. Quiet all day. Football match B v C 3.0 pm. B win 2-0 A v D 5.0 pm D win 1-0.

Fine morning, very slight rain about 11.0 am. Bttn does training. I walk into Avesnes with MORAN, nice village, can’t get cigarettes. We have memorial Church Service at 3.30 pm to commemorate 25^th 1915 and also for those who fell in the recent action. Brig Gen [Brigadier General] attends & we afterwards march past. Quiet night. Gen dines at HdQtrs. We have a Bon Sante with MORAN until about 12.0 mn. Good sleep.

Fine morning. Bttn goes to Baths at AVESNES. Lovely day, very heavy gunning. Brig Gen & Col [Colonel] go to visit 2^nd Bttn return about 4.0 pm. Fine night. Good sleep.

Fine morning, get orders to move at 1.25 pm to BEAUFORT about 5 Kls arrive there at 3.0 pm, meet SM MORAN 14^th Devons. Get a good billet. Have tea with him & a quiet evening. Good sleep. Heavy gunning all day. Fresh attack but no news.

Fine morning, we spend the day in rest & cleaning up. C.O. inspects billets about 12.0. I have a nap in the afternoon & write at night. Good night’s sleep.

Fine morning & we get ready for Bttn coming in at night. At 11.0 am receive orders to proceed to AMBRINES as Bttn will go there, so start off & arrive about 1.0 pm. Arrange billets which are not very good. Bttn arrives in lorries about 11.30 am all very tired, we turn in & have a good sleep.