Fine day. Training parades. 2 hours only on account of move. Quiet day.

Fine morning. Parade 8.30 am. Brigade scheme. Diners out. Return 4.30 pm. Nice day. Fetched up at 10.30 pm. Wine stolen from cellar. S.B implicated. Col Williams visits Bttn.

Wet morning. Pde 8.30 am. Cancelled too wet. Parade 2.0 pm. Instruction in revetting, making dug-outs etc, return about 4.30 pm. Drums play. Holy Com. 7.0 pm.

Wet morning. Fine later. Parade 1.15 pm. Brigade operation. Return about 5.30 pm.

Wet morning. Training parades 9-1 /2-4pm. Afternoon Brigade attack (cancelled on account of rain)

Fine morning. Church parade on lawn of chateau at 10.15 am. Nice service. Parade at 2.15 pm. Vol church in evening 7 pm.

Parade 8.30 am. Bn leave Mericourt. March through RIBEMONT to rendezvous for a Brigade attack in conjunction with aeroplane. Attack carried out very well, communication obtained with CONTACT BIPLANE by lamp & cloth. Reach DAOURS 3.0 pm. Poor billets as usual. Feel very poorly, bad cold, early to bed.

Wet morning, very miserable, no parade possible. Heavy gunning all day & night. No news.

Fine morning. Showers later. Brigade parade at 9.00 am. Easy day. Return about 1.00 pm. Heavy gunning but no news.

Fine morning. Training parades. Very heavy thunderstorms about 5.00 pm. Water everywhere, bad for the offensive.