Fairly fine, some showers. We get busy making places to work in etc. & spend all day getting squared up.

Orders to move this morning to Guemappe. Fine day, we move off by Lorry about 10.30am & get to Schramm Bks. March to St. Saviour & then get another Lorry to Guemappe, just arrive when Jerry comes over & fires a sausage, proper cheeky. Fine night. We get a cave to sleep in.

Fine day. I take NCO’s class as usual. Rumours of a move. I bike to Bethonsail in the afternoon & back to tea. Bonne Sante at night & not too good.

Fine day, NCO’s class as usual. Div Cmdr [Divisional Commander] visits us. I have a chat with him, seems alright. Play MG Bttn [Machine Gun Battalion] at night very good game 0-0. Team: Reading, Todd, Rusby, Edwards, Evans, McMahon, Dyke, Watson, Orton, Hopkins, Hubbard.

Fine day. Church pde 10.0am. I go with running team to Chateau de la Haie for relay race. Get there about 1.30pm. We run 3^rd but get no prize. Get back about 7.30pm.

Fine day. Bttn [Battalion] out training & shooting. Dinners out, return about 5.0pm. Sgts Whist drive at night. Plackett wins, very nice time.

Fine day. NCO’s class as usual. Rehearsal for concert in the afternoon & got it off at night, very good indeed, everybody pleased, Tres Bien, I’m glad it’s over.

Fine day, with occasional showers. NCO’s as usual. Rehearsal in afternoon. Whist drive for men at 5.30pm & lecture for NCO’s, but we all get through it & have a very pleasant evening.

Wet again. I take NCO’s Class, have a lecture for 2 hours, in the afternoon rehearsal of concert, but too wet & windy to hold it. Estaminets open again.

Wet again, no chance of the concert.