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.
Dull day but fine. Busy all day as we are not certain what is going to happen.
Showery morning, very dull, not much doing & fairly quiet.
Fine morning. I go & visit Lt Dowrick & CQMS Blewitt at 23CCS [Casualty Clearing Station], the latter very depressed. Set rations away alright. Dull at night. Guns very noisy. Lt Stretton takes over Transport Offr [Officer]
Fine morning. Busy getting things squared up from the smash the previous night. Attend the funeral of the 4 killed the previous night. Nice ceremony. Quiet at night. 2nd Seaforth pipers play us to the cemetery etc. Buried at LA PUGNOY.
Fine morning. Fairly busy but day passes quietly. Rations leave at night 7.0 pm, but get shelled en route. B Coys rations blown to bits. Sgnt Bird, Pts [Privates] Cooper, Boswell & Ling killed. Lt Dowrick, CQMS Blewitt & LC Eyles wounded. Bad show indeed.