Fine morning, Coys do training in the Roclincourt Valley 9.30 – 12.30. Working party at night 3 Offcrs 6 NCO’s 100 men return about 4.0 am. No casualties. Very heavy gunning at night, not much sleep.

Fine morning. Fritz active with heavy Arty [artillery]. Spend the day cleaning up etc. no training. Adj [adjutant] tells me my leave has gone in, but what result? Noisy night not much sleep.

Fine morning, quite like summer again. Chaplain comes down for a visit & tells me he goes on leave tomorrow. Quiet day. Fine at night, good sleep.

Fine morning, much warmer. Capt STEVENS returns from leave. Start putting up the shed in QM Stores, make a good job of it. I go a walk into ARRAS & try some oil for my ears.

Very cold morning, no rain. Church service at 2.0 pm, very nice but cold. I don’t feel too grand. Decent night.

Showery morning, very cold. Fairly quiet day, no good for aeroplanes, some heavy gunning, but not extra.

Fine morning, fairly quiet, we hear the operation of last night was a success. CSM LYON goes on leave. Have a visit at night from H. TAYLOR he looks very well.

Heavy shower early morning, fine later. I get my ears syringed at 51^st FA [field ambulance] feel much better. Thunderstorm at night & heavy rain. 31^st & 5^th Div attack about 7.0 pm. Very heavy arty [artillery] action.

Fine morning some showers later. Not too well awful bad head & ears troubling me. Turn in & get a decent nights sleep.