Misty morning, fine later & very hot day. Coys do training as usual & work on B & B range. Brig Gen FORSTER visits us in the afternoon looks well. Application sent in for 6 months in England.

Fine morning very heavy gunning. Church parade 10.0am. Eleven Hun planes over during service but turn before they reach camp. Fine night. Good sleep.

Misty morning & cold, much better later. Bttn starts building Bayonet & Bullet range. OLDHAM comes up to tea & we spend a pleasant evening.

Lovely morning but rather cold. Aircraft again very active. Brig Gen visits camp at 10.0am with Col CARSLAKE. CQMS OLDHAM comes up in the afternoon. Hun plane over at night but he gets a very warm reception.

Fine day we soon settle down after arrival. Aircraft very active. Strong wind & clouds later on. Very dark & slight rain at night.

Fine morning but strong wind. Bttn does 1 hours training & then clears up. March off 6.30pm & move via Bac-de-Sud to Saulty (?) Entrain 8.30pm. Train leaves 10.0pm very good journey, arrive Proven 8.0am. March to PALMA CAMP very poor camp a few tents remainder bivouacs.

Fine day but cloudy at times. Bttn carries out route march in morning. Bttn team replay final of Brigade Cup & win 3-0 very good game. Concert at night, which was also very good. Maj BANNERMAN visits Bttn dines at HQ mess. Have a nice chat with him. Quiet night.

Fine day. Bttn carries out training. Two Coys A & B on Field Firing. Bttn team plays Comp Team in final of Bgde Cup. Very poor game & after two lots of extra time it ends in a draw. Quiet night.

Fine day, open air service 10.0am at which Gen attends, very nice service, after parade Bttn march past. Inspection of billets & kits by C.O.

Fine day. Coys do training as usual. In the afternoon we go & watch the HB team play 2^nd Seaforths the latter win 2-1 very poor game. We spend some time in Sea Mess get home about 8.0pm. Gas test 12.0 noon.