Dull morning but fine. We go for a walk early morning & have a look at Div sports ground. I get another attack of fever but stick it out. Sports held at night. I get up to camp but Dr sends me back to bed. Runners do very well. Warwicks v rest of Division

Dolly’s Birthday.

Dull miserable morning, we do training, sports again cancelled so we work hard with our men. Miserable all day but very little rain. I go to camp all night.

Fine early morning. Heavy thunderstorm 11.0 am much rain, lasting about 5 hours. Very quiet. Bttn clears up as well as possible. Sports cancelled on account of rain.

Fine day, very hot, Runners do easy work. Bttn relieved in line by HBn. We go to BLUE LINE in afternoon for Bde Trial events & we do very well indeed. Track very bad & hard consequently running not good, but we have much the best show.

Fine day. Runners do training not too hard, short burst, starts etc. I take it very easy but feel much better. Very hot at night not much sleep.

Fine day, very hot. I get up about 9.0 am feeling very shaky, but work it off a bit during the day, quiet day for me. Runners work light. Bgde [brigade] events which should have come off today are cancelled.

Fine morning. I feel pretty seedy & can’t get up. Temp down a bit this morning but up again in afternoon. Rotten day for me. Heavy thunderstorm at night, much rain. Fair nights sleep but not too good. Pitt goes to Rouen.

Fine morning. I get a rather bad dose of fever & ague about mid-day & go to bed, high temperature & feel pretty rotten, bad night & not much sleep. P Lackett gets boots done for me.

Fine day. Training as usual. Have photo taken at night in ARRAS. Visit ‘DUDS’ concert party at night. Extra good.

Fine day. Training hard. Fritz very active shelled all back areas, not very much damage. Bttn goes into the line A B D. C support.