June 22 St. CATHERINE

Showery morning. We get orders of Bttn being relieved tonight, come back into Stirling Camp old BLUE Line. I go up at 6.0pm & take over Hd Qrs. Much different to our last appearance there, not at all bad. Bttn relieved by 1st R.I.Fus [Royal Irish Fusiliers]. Relief complete about 2.0am. Turn in about 5.0am.

June 19 BLANGY

Fine morning. Thunder & rain in afternoon. Feel rather poorly, cold still bad. Church parade 10.0am, get ready to move into the line at night. Bttn relieves 2nd Essex. 2 Coys in line, one in support & one in reserve. I go back to Transport at St. Catherine. Fairly good night.

June 17 ARRAS

Fine morning we get orders to move at 2.30pm. Fritz sends us some big 14” shells, but does very little damage, 6 Seaforths slightly wounded. Move at 12.30pm to BLANGY PARK in tents arriving there about 3.30pm. very nice, trees not knocked about very much. Nice place for a swim etc. Working party at night of 130.