Showers again & wind, short breaks of sunshine. I get a letter from Billy MANDER. No letters from Blighty. Good night.

Showers again all day, not quite so much wind, aeroplanes appear again in the afternoon. Quiet night.

Fine morning, very strong wind. Wet in afternoon I do nothing but read, Chaplain to see me in the morning. Quiet night.

Fine morning but very strong wind. I have a long chat to Col HOPE (?) & Maj F (?). Start back about 2.30pm get 3 pick ups on the road & arrive home again about 4-5pm everything alright the old man a bit worried, good night & good sleep.

Wet cold & very windy day, awful, I get up about 9.0am but can’t go about as its too bad. See DAWKINS, CRISP, PATTERSON & a lot of my old boys, very quiet day but I enjoy it. Fine at night. Good sleep.

Fine morning we leave camp at 10.30am for the sports, go by light railway from Arras Stn arriving at ACHIET-LE-GRAND about 2.30pm rotten journey, good attendance at sports.

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Sports. 255 entries for the 100x. CLIFFORD & WHITEHOUSE both win heats. CLIFFORD beaten in 2^nd round. WHITEHOUSE keeps in but beaten in final, he got a very bad start. We win the 1 mile relay. HACK ½ mile, CLIFFORD ¼ mile Lt MASON  & WHITEHOUSE 220x each good race. HACK ran excellent. SHEPPARD ran a bad mile & got 6^th he left things too long? Went with Capt STEVENS in a car to visit 2^nd Bttn he was going to join 9^th Devons as 2^nd in command. He put me down at Ransart & I walked to Blaireville got wet through in legs & feet, very heavy storm, see Fred REEVES & he puts me up alright. Good night.

Fine morning, strong wind. I give the runners another good doing, go up to camp at night & have a straight talk with the Adjt [Adjutant] about my leave.

Fine morning very strong wind. I give the runners a good doing, morning & afternoon, visit Bttn at night & see SM DENTON, learn that QMS FRAZER has got a months leave, very fair, I don’t think. Sgt MANN from Hospt.

Fine morning I visit Bttn but am sent back again to look after runners. Good afternoons work. Write at night to L. Rather heavy shower about 9.30pm. CSM LYON gets his commission & goes to 14^th Bttn.

9.30am Parade ready to march to stn arriving there about 10.15am. Train leaves 11.0am. Very comfy 1^st Class. Arrive ARRAS 5.25pm & get back alright but tired & weary. Good sleep.