Fine day. Bttn attack PACOUT WOOD gain objectives, but lose heavily. We get rations up alright. CSM Ariss wd [wounded]

Dull morning but fine. Get orders to move at 2.0 pm, but cancelled for 1 hour, move at 3.0 pm to ALLOUAGNE. Bivouac in a field, but we square a billet later on in an attic of a house close by , very nice people. Mme Crepel.

Dull morning & very cold. We get squared up a bit & make ourselves comfy, hear rumours of another move. Details  go to AMES at 5.30 pm.

Dull morning & we are all very tired, we get 2 days rations & send them up about 2.0 pm, put up bivouacs & get settled in, have the best nights sleep for a week, very cold all day.

Fine morning, get orders to move at 10.30 am cancelled for 4 hours. Move at 2.30 pm very hot. Bttn goes by Lorry, we trek it. March to Burbuce, west of  Lillers & arrive at 5.20 am 13th inst, very tired & worn out, snatch an hours sleep & then move into a field for our billet.

Dull morning we move again Bttn going into Huts, HdQrs & Stores in tents. Nice afternoon & evening. Get nice & comfortable but get ready to move again at 10.30 pm. Get packed up etc but dont move, only stand by. Very little sleep.

Misty morning & dull day.

Fritz shells round about us & we get orders to move to camp near Agnez Douisans. Move at 1.0 pm & pitch camp get finished about 10.0 pm. Fair sleep.

Maj Willis goes away.

Finer in the morning but not too good. Get shelled about 4.0 pm & intermittently throughout the night, no sleep. No casualties. Col Lacon goes away.

Wet & miserable all day. Move to Hangars by Y Huts in afternoon, get poor accomd [accommodation] Bttn comes out about 10.30 pm. We settle in about midnight. Very misty & miserable.

Showery & dull nearly all day. Lt Col Lacon comes down from the line & Lt Col Marriott takes over command. We hear rumours of a move.