Fine day. Orders to move recd at 7.30 am. Visit by 8^th Corps Commander at 10 am. Congratulations on move to Somme. Prepare to move at 3.15 pm. Move at 11.15 pm. Entrain at PROVEN. Train left PROVEN 1.20 am.

Fine morning. Showers later. Working party cancelled. Raid by 29^th Div. Footer match HQrs v D “Coy”. HQ win 2-1. Very good game. Referee.

Wet day. No parades possible. Saw CQMS OLDHAM at night stationed in POPERINGHE . Same as usual. Left about 9.30pm. Working party cancelled.

Fine morning. Showers later. Started mounting the Guard with a drum. F.G.C.M. [Field General Court Martial] on CQMS SMITH. Working Party.

Fine day. Parades. Working party.

Fine day. Specialists parades. Working party at night. All quiet. Fitted new Box Repirators at 2.0 pm. Lachromatory Gas.

Fine day. Inspection by G.O.C. 8^th Corps Gen A. HUNTER WESTON. Church parade. Gen read lessons. Marchpast. Gen very pleased with everything. 1 man wounded. Working party of 200 for burying cable.

Fine day. Training parades. Footer match. Indian Wallahs v Non ?. Very good game.

Rocket good.

Fine day. Training parades. Tactical Exercise. Aeroplanes over about 9.30 pm. Find out they were not hostile. Pleasant surprise meet Norman FALL 1^st time 2^nd Aus Pioneers, Nice fellow.

Saw Red Rocket again. Perhaps good. 4^th.

Fine day. Training parades. NCOs 3.30 –4.0pm Tactical Exercise. Ad Sd of Bn [Adjutant Sergeant of Battalion?]

Fleet of 25 aeroplanes about 10 am. Fleet of 12 Aeroplanes about 1.0 pm.