Fine morning, change in the wind. Fine day but very windy. Dull at night but fine. Very heavy gunfire about 2.30 am.
May 5 SAVY
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May 4 SAVY
Fine day. Not so much gunning, lots of rumours but nothing definite. Det does parades & goes to Baths at SAVY. We stroll to MINGOVAL at night & meet 2Lt CHANDLER late 1st Bttn. Quiet night no hostile aircraft.
May 3 SAVY
Fine day. Heavy Gunning from early morning all day. The Div attacks early morn, and we hear all sorts of rumours, but nothing definite. Turn in about 10.0 pm. Hostile aircraft come round & drop 5 bombs in vicinity of camp. No damage here. Later more bombs dropped, 12 I count, but they are farther away. Not a good sleep.
May 2 SAVY
Fine day. Det parades as usual. Very quiet. Have a nice stroll in the afternoon. Quiet night good sleep.
May 1 SAVY
Fine day. Det parades 9-11 am. Drill 11-12 Bayonet 2-3 pm. Kit inspection. SM DUNTON & I go for a walk at night, nice quiet walk return about 8.50 pm. Capt ROBERTS wounded.
April 30 Camp SAVY
Fine morning. Det does parades, very quiet time. We go out at night, but beer very bad. Good night.
April 29 Y HUTS
Bttn marches off at 9.50 am. I get orders to proceed to SAVY about 5.0 pm, get a Store Tent for all the Det [detachment] not very good but better than the line. Good night.
April 28 BEAUFORT
Fine morning. Bttn moves 9.15 am & marches to Y Huts via AVESNES-LE-COMTE. Very warm marching, roads rough & very dusty. 15 Kls. Arrive Y Huts about 1.0 pm. Orders to move to ARRAS next day. Good night.
April 27 BEAUFORT
Fine day. Coys to training parades. Adjt [Adjutant] not very well. Quiet day, the Lanc Fus [Lancashire Fusiliers] arrive in village about 12.0 noon. We get orders to move about 9.30 pm at night. Bit of bustle giving orders etc.
April 26 BEAUFORT
Fine morning. Coys do training parades. Quiet all day. Football match B v C 3.0 pm. B win 2-0 A v D 5.0 pm D win 1-0.