Fine morning very heavy shelling. The Huns shell Arras all day & do a lot of damage to buildings etc, very little military damage. Shells all through the night. He also shells St. Pol.

Wet morning. We move at 9.0 am into our old billet at St. Nicholas. Get settled at night but not very comfy, very cold, fine at night. We relieve 2nd Coldstreams.

Wet day. Bttn move into camp leave Schramm 9.0 am. I stay with QM [Quartermaster] Stores at Schramm, we get orders to move tomorrow. We visit an Estaminet at night the first one I have visited in Arras. Very nice.

Fine morning. Training as usual. Get orders to relieve 3rd Gds Bgde [Guards Brigade]

tomorrow. Platoon matches in afternoon, but I can’t get up 4-12 draw in final 1-1.

Meet SM Britton ? Bttn Coldstreams in the evening.

Fine morning. I get up about 9.0 am. Feel a bit groggy. No church pde. Bttn does a platoon compt [competition]on the Butte de Tir range. Sgnts Comp in the afternoon. Murrell & Smith 48. Self 47. Tea on range. 4.30 pm Offrs v Sgts. We win by 17 pts. Scores Sgts 508 Offrs 491

Fine morning, very sharp frost. I stay in bed all day. SM Blackburn, Wright  & Tiger Smith also SM Walker MG Btt.

Fine day. I feel groggy in the morning diarreha & sick, so stop in bed all day. Bttn Team play Gds Div M.G. Btt [Guards Divisional Machine Gun Battery] which ends in a draw 0-0, very good game.

Fine day. Bttn pde [parade] 8.30 am. Training as usual. Officers play Seaforth offs [officers] again in the afternoon & win 8.0. Quiet night & troops allowed out.

Fine morning. Stand to 3.30 am. All Battle Kit issued & Bttn ready to move 5.0 am. No attack made & we fall out carry on training as usual. No one allowed out.

Fine day. Training as usual. Officers play Seaforth  officers & win 2-1.

Weak attack at night which did not develop.