Dull morning. The people here move away at 9.0 am to Les Sables De’Olonne. They have been very good to us & we shall miss them. Fine afternoon.

Lt Stretton & SM Gibson killed. What bad luck for our old hands up here.

Dull day. The wind goes down a bit until night time when it gets up again & we stand to as usual, but nothing happens.

Fair day, we get on with the checking of stores etc. & get it all completed by night. Orders received to stand by, rations do not move until 10.15 pm but everything is alright.

Fine day. I start in the morning & hand over to the new QM, everything turns out alright, he goes up at night & reports to the C.O. I get very downhearted but it can’t be helped.

Dull day, fairly busy all morning. The new QM Lt Bateman arrives about 3.0 pm, he belongs to the S. Staffs, seems alright. I get him fixed up alright.

Fine day. Bttn get orders to go back into the line at night. I go up to HQ at 2.0 pm & get bad news. A new QM [Quartermaster] is being sent to us & expected today, rotten luck but it can’t be helped. Bttn move up at 7.0 pm.

Very wet morning, but fine later. Visit Bttn in the afternoon. Everything quite alright & in order. Fairly quiet.

Dull day & some rain. We go to Busnettes in the afternoon & see things are alright. Fairly quiet.

Fine day. We get clothing etc ready for Bttn & got up in the afternoon about 2.0 pm. Men look very tired & weary, the spell has been too long.

Fine day. I get orders to go to PERNES to sort out Bttn casualties packs & find it a big job, we get there about 9.0 am & finish about 5.30 pm, but got it all done & casualties sent away to base. I get back about 8.0 pm. Bttn come into Busnettes for 4 days.