Snow and rain all day. Very miserable. Trenches very bad. Quiet day and night. No casualties.

Quiet morning. Very cold. Showery. Quiet day. Little shelling. Lieut BRISCOE went sick.

Shelling incessant all day. Regt Hd Qrs [Regimental Headquarters] shelled. Heavy rain. Discomfort indescribable. 4 wounded.

HOUPLINES shelled heavily again all day. Trenches shelled in afternoon. 1 killed 4 wounded.

Dull day. HOUPLINES bombarded heavily all day. Germans firing volleys in afternoon & attacked “C” Coy [Company] in evening but attack was held off. Heavy rain in afternoon, trenches almost impassable. Lieut RENNIE & 1 man killed 2 wounded.

Fine day.”C” Coy [Company] shelled again. Quiet day and night all round. 1 casualty.

Dull day. Little shelling and sniping. Terrific gun fire on our left. Hamilton’s Farm shelled & burnt. “C” Coy [Company] shelled. 1 casualty. Cold day.

Foggy morning. Battle still raging on left round LE GHEER. 11^th Brigade engaged. Quiet on our front. Little shelling and sniping. 1 killed 5 wounded.

Fog again. Quiet morning. “A” Coy shelled in afternoon. Big battle on left. 1 casualty.

Foggy morning. Snipers active. Some shelling and sniping in afternoon. Colonel Booth went sick and Major Poole took command.