Bad morning, snow & rain, H Com. Service at 9.30 am, Church Service 10.0 am. Corps Commdr visits camp at about 11.30 am after presenting medals. 2.30 pm I.Fus play Somersets semi-final Lambton Cup good game. Faughs [Irish] win 2-1. Cpl CRUNDWELL comes to have a chat with me for a hour. Fine night.

Fine morning, cold, C.O. goes away at 8.0am to 4^th Div School, lucky bounder. Send advance party away at 1.30 am. Fritz shells BRAY & does a bit of damage. Snow & rain at night.

Wet morning. Gen GOSLING visits camp about 11.0 am. Working Party as usual. Go to pictures at night. Very good, crowded house. Padre returns from ETAPLES.

Fine morning, snow & rain later. Ct Martial on, which lasts all day until about 6.0 pm. I entertain RSM of 19^th F.Amb [Field Ambulance]. Sea [Seaforths] v I .Fus in afternoon. Fus win 3-2 very good game. Snow at night rain later. Wk party 3/250.

Fine morning but cold. We find working party of 3 Off & 250 OR. Remainder work on camp trying to improve the mud which is very bad.

Showery morning, not quite as much wind. We carry out training parades as usual, very heavy gunning but for what reason we don’t know. Footer match in afternoon Sea v HB. Poor game Sea wins 6-0. Wet again at night very heavy gunning again.

Showery morning, very high wind, fine later but very cold. Footer match in afternoon v R.I.Fus [Royal Irish Fusiliers] 1^st round Lambton Cup. Very good match 3-3 at time, so play 10 minutes each way & we lose 4-3. Wind prevented good play. Very rough night. We fit new Box Resp [Respirators]

Dull day, not at all nice, lot of rain during night, busy day with footer team, just to give them a bit of practice.