Dull day with rain & wind. Coys [Companies] bathing & find working parties. Bttn [Battalion] as strong as possible, pde [parade] for work 5.30 pm digging, go to FEUCHY by lorry.

Fine day but turns out wet at night. Church pde [parade] 11.0 am in Cav Bks.

Dull day. Bgde  carry out in practice a scheme of an attack at dawn in the neighbourhood of Beaurains. March off 4.35 am. An imaginary relief is carried out & then an attack at 6.15 am,  return to Bks 8.15 am.

Dull windy day. FM Sir Douglas Haig visits 4th Div & we find 1 Coy Guard of Honour who get a good name. Inspection of Bks [barracks] by GOC 4th Division in the afternoon.

Mild day. Coys do training. Lecture in Follies Theatre on Imagination in work & play. Very poor.

Fine day. Bttn carries out firing practice at BEAURAINS also Coy [company] training.

We replay 2nd Sea [Seaforth Highlanders] in afternoon & win 2-1.

CRE gives a lecture in the Ecole Communale on work in the line. Wet at night.

Fine morning but frosty. C & D Coys route march A & B rapid wiring. NCOs class as usual.

Fine cold day. The Bgde carry out a Tactical Scheme on the Mailly ranges. GOC Div & GOC XVII Corps watch operations.

We play 2^nd Sea [Seaforth Highlanders] in afternoon & draw 0-0 after extra time.

Fine day but cold. Church pde 11.0 am CO’s inspection after Church. Conference of Coy Cmdrs in afternoon.

Fine day but very cold. I have Bttn again as on previous day, then take NCOs

We play D of W [Duke of Wellingtons] in the afternoon & win 2-0, very good game.