Fine morning. I go for a ride in the afternoon to AMES to visit detail but meet them on the road moving up to L’Eclame, hand over the watch to RSM Meade get back about 5.0 pm.

Fine morning. Bttn get orders to move at 8.30 am but cancelled until 6.0 pm. They then move to L’Eclame, not much rest, Bttn nearly worn out.

Fine day, aircraft active. We get orders of Bttn coming out to Busnettes & move up there for billeting. 7.0 pm orders cancelled Bttn to go to Gonenham. We get shelled on the way up, but keep clear. Bttn arrives about 12.0 mn [midnight] & settle in, I get back about 3.30 am fine night.

Dull day, finer at night. Plenty of work.

Dull day. We get rid of officers kits, killed & wd [wounded] busy all day.

Fine morning, dull later, plenty of work to do, but nothing exciting happens.

Fine day. Bttn attack PACOUT WOOD gain objectives, but lose heavily. We get rations up alright. CSM Ariss wd [wounded]

Dull morning but fine. Get orders to move at 2.0 pm, but cancelled for 1 hour, move at 3.0 pm to ALLOUAGNE. Bivouac in a field, but we square a billet later on in an attic of a house close by , very nice people. Mme Crepel.

Dull morning & very cold. We get squared up a bit & make ourselves comfy, hear rumours of another move. Details  go to AMES at 5.30 pm.

Dull morning & we are all very tired, we get 2 days rations & send them up about 2.0 pm, put up bivouacs & get settled in, have the best nights sleep for a week, very cold all day.