Fine morning. B & C Coys do training. Aircraft very active. Fairly quiet day. Good sleep all night.

Dull cold morning, fine later. Coys do training etc. Working party of 100 men 7.30 pm A & D Coys. Fine night.

Damp cold miserable morning a bit finer after lunch, cold & wet again at night. Quiet day no training done, armourers inspection etc.

Heavy thunderstorm about 3.0 am & rain. Wet until about 10.0 am. Church cancelled. Cold all day, very quiet at night, fairly good sleep. Saw Red Rocket. Tres Bien.

Fine morning. Coys do training. I work all day altering my shelter and we get it finished about 6.0 pm. Fritz sends over 16 heavy shells from 11.30 pm to 12.0 am  – too close to be pleasant not much sleep.

Fine morning, Coys do training in the Roclincourt Valley 9.30 – 12.30. Working party at night 3 Offcrs 6 NCO’s 100 men return about 4.0 am. No casualties. Very heavy gunning at night, not much sleep.

Fine morning. Fritz active with heavy Arty [artillery]. Spend the day cleaning up etc. no training. Adj [adjutant] tells me my leave has gone in, but what result? Noisy night not much sleep.

Fine morning, quite like summer again. Chaplain comes down for a visit & tells me he goes on leave tomorrow. Quiet day. Fine at night, good sleep.

Fine morning, much warmer. Capt STEVENS returns from leave. Start putting up the shed in QM Stores, make a good job of it. I go a walk into ARRAS & try some oil for my ears.