Left Locre at 7a.m. & marched to OUDERDOM & went into billets in huts about 12 noon. Battalion left Huts at 4 pm & marched via VLAMERTINGHE to outskirts of YPRES. Halted from 8pm to 12 midnight. Heavy rain. YPRES heavily shelled and on fire.

Received orders to hold in readiness to move 11.30a.m. Battalion marched off at 7p.m. to LOCRE & went into Billets. Very heavy firing all night in direction of YPRES.

Coy [company] training. Fine day. O.C. [Officer Commanding] Coys went by Motor Bus to inspect an area in the vicinity of Armentieres.

Fine day. Coys [companies] training.

Fine day. Coys [companies] training.

Lovely day. Coys [companies] training. Rest doing all the men good.

Coys [companies] do close drill. Church parade 10.15a.m. Lovely day. Battalion inspected by G.O.C. [General Officer Commanding] III Corps.

Coys [companies] training. Heavy gunfire audible towards YPRES.

Glorious weather. Coys [companies] training. Battalion played Seaforths [Seaforth Highlanders] in afternoon at football & won 4-0.

Fine & warm. Coys [companies] do training.