Showery but nice. Swim 7.0 am. Quiet day. HdQr late as Breakfast “Strafe”. Arty active. No letter.

Garage On 7 pm. No letter from L.

Fine. Inspection 10.45 am by C.O. Par Bonne. Old woman. Swim in afternoon. Shoot with revolver against Capt. HARRISON. Won easy. Saw Lt. BOWMAN RFC. “Garage On” 2.0am. Garage off 3.30 am night of 16/17. Rain in evening.

Fine day. Air fight. Hun scooted in quick time. Arty [artillery] fairly active. Relieved 9.30 pm. by 2/R Dub Fus. Quiet relief. Marched back to Chateau TROIS TOURS about 11.30 pm. Relief very late.

Fine day. Windy. Quiet. Had a shoot with the Chaplain on Canal Bank.

Fine day . Windy . Little shelling . Church pde. Vol[voluntary] in Dugout 7.15pm. Revolver shoot on Bank

Fine day. Not so hot. Quiet. 1 O Rank killed “C” Coy.

Fine day. No parade. Went to trenches 2.0 pm. Took over from 1/E. Lancs. Dug outs fair. Late relief. Few Whizzbangs just over HQ. Gas bad. 1 O Rank killed “A”Coy.

Fine day. Training parades. HQ badly turned out early parade. Extra drill. S .Helmet drill. New style. Letter from L.

Fine day. No parades.

Saw MURPHY, CHARMAN & BILL COCKING (?) Great Surprise. Very good day. Letter from L.

Fine day. Training parades. NCO’s parade 2.0 pm.

Pass. Saw Red Rocket 3^rd time. Letter from L. Tried to see Tracy but failed as they had moved. ‘Garage’ on. Stood to. 1^st Hants & R. B. Gassed. Casualties heavy , mostly gas.