Fine day. Training parades. Had tea party for birthday. Very pleasant time. Aeroplanes passed over camp about 9.30 pm. One fired spray rockets. New boots from P. Footer match Off & Sgnts v. Corporals. Won 5-1.

Fine morning. Rain later. Training parades. Wet afternoon. Parcel from L.

Nasty morning, rain & mist. Parade 7.45 am. March to ‘M’ Camp POPERINGHE – WATOU Road. Camp fair. Heavy rain in afternoon. Camp soon in bad state.

Fine morning. Church Service 10.30 am. Aircraft very active. 25 of our planes went over enemy lines at 10.15 am.

Fine day. Training parades. CHARMAN, BICKNELL, OSBORNE came up to see us in afternoon. Heavy Arty active in evening. Garage on 8.30 pm. Gas Alarm 11.15pm. Stand down 12.15 am. 2^nd Gas Alarm 1.45 am. Stand down 2.20 am. Gas on right & left Sector 1^st time. Barrage put on left Sect. Fairly quiet 2^nd alarm.

Fine day. Training parades. Saw Ex Sqdn Sg. Maj FORBES now Staff Capt. Aus. Infy, big surprise. Very quiet.

Fine day. Training parades. Went out in afternoon to see 10^th Bn. Saw CHARMAN again also S. TIMMS (Capt). Great surprise. Bought lace for Lize. Drums placed in camp.

No work rain & wind all day. Troops sleep. No 15 PLATOON return about 4.30 pm. Lost & went to old ‘E’Camp. Quiet night. Bad sleep.

Fine morning. Quiet. Both sides bombarded with T.M. [trench mortars] & Stokes about 3.30 pm. Arty active. Heavy rains & thunder. Trenches soon swamped. Relieved by 2^nd R. Dub Fus [Royal Dublin Fusiliers]. Relief complete about 2.0 am. Gas Alarm 10.50 pm., some shelling, gas on right sector. Heavy storms. Troops reach camp between 5.0 am & 12.0. Everybody tired & very wet.

Fine morning. Showers later. Enemy arty very quiet. Mining Offr. reports Germans working on gallery in front of “A” Coy, so decide to blow him. Miners commence work for blow at 9.0 pm. Working very hard , blow to take place at 2.0 am. Orders given for all ranks to stand to. Mine exploded 2.4 am 28/29 inst. Big shock & much larger crater than expected. Fine sight large cloud smoke, enemy very nervous plenty of Very lights, rifle & Mgunfire. No shelling. Part of our parapet in 39 Trench blown in, 4 Lewis Gunners buried, no wounds shock only. All quiet by 3.30 am. Turned in 3.0 am.