Fine day again very hot. Fairly quiet all round. I get a letter from Lt Col Bowly. Tres Bien & write to Maj Harwood. Fritz busy at night.

Fine day, very hot again. Aircraft active. Heavy bombardment in the morning but nothing happens. Fritz active at night. Have a bottle of champagne in the afternoon & feel a bit sick. Card from Dan & a visit from Bert.

Fine morning very warm. Hostile aircraft very active & much gunning. Bttn prepare to go into the line. Have to take G’coats [Greatcoats], rotten shame, all the winter without, now it’s summer they have to be carried.

Fine day again & still very warm. Aircraft very active. Bttn visited by the Corps Cmdr [Commander] who presents medals. Aircraft again active at night.

Fine day, very warm. I go up to the Bttn & finish fumigation & bathing. Bon Sante at night. Aircraft active one bomb very close here.

Fine day, very warm. I go up to Bttn about 9.0 am & superintend fumigation of clothing & bathing. New scheme to try & clean the men of lice. Works alright but I think it is almost an impossibility. Lively night with aircraft & artillery. Card from Dan.

Fine day. We get orders of Bttn relief tonight coming back to Busnettes. I go up in the afternoon & have a look round. Quiet at night. I write to Col Bowly War Office.

Fine day but not too bright, fairly quiet not much doing.

Wet miserable day. We can’t do much & things are fairly quiet. Plackett, Poste & I go out at night, have a very good time, back again at 9.10 pm. Plackett falls downstairs, lucky man, a black eye but no more.

Dull morning, finer later. Very quiet day.