Church Parade 11 am. Damp & foggy day. Very good news from the French in CHAMPAGNE. A good deal of rifle fire on our front during the night.

Battalion held in readiness for orders to move. British & French attack began N & S. Progressing well from reports received. Rain hard all day.

Orders received for Battalion to move to BEAUSART. Battalion moved off by Coys at 2 pm. to Beausart & billeted in Barns. Very dirty billets.

Kit inspections &c. Preparations begun in the event of a forward move. Heavy Thunder & rain at 6 pm.

More German gunning than usual into MONK TRENCH. Tremendous cannonade audible from direction of ARRAS. Battalion relieved by 1^st KINGS OWN REGT at 8 pm. & marched back to billets at ACHEUX. Fine.

Quiet day & night, more German transport than usual heard on SERRE-BEAUMONT HAMEL ROAD. “A” Coy fired 6 bombs from catapult at the salient about 8 pm. Stopping any further sniping. Fine.

Quiet night & day. German snipers active. Much Transport heard in vicinity of SERRE. One man [‘killed’ omitted in error?] and 1 wounded by snipers. Fine. Getting colder at night.

Quiet night & day, more German snipers than usual, very little shelling on both sides. Fine day. 1 man wounded.

Fine. Quiet night & day.

Very quiet day except for a few trench mortars about 10 am. 2^nd Lieut Cooper died of wounds.