Fine morning party leaves at 8.0 am but don’t get going until about 10.30 am. Roads very bad. Arrive St Omer at 12.45, stop for lunch at E.T.C. very good. Leave again at 2.0 pm good journey to Lille arrive about 7.0 pm, get a room at Hotel l’Universal, very good.

Fine morning some rain later. We arrive at Boulogne 8.45 am very good run, meet Mr. Cocking & have a nice chat. Breakfast, wash & brush up the shop. Get as many things as possible & arrange to come back on one of our Corps lorries tomorrow. Bed 8.45 pm fine sleep, very tired.

Fine day very cold. Training in the morning. Tug of War in the afternoon, our team beat D or W [Duke of Wellington Regiment] 2 pulls to 1. I leave for Boulogne by Box Car at 5.0 pm very cold. Arrive Hedain 11.45 pm, rest there until 7.0 am very cold & miserable.

Showery day. Training in the morning. We play RAMC in the afternoon & lose 1-0. I don’t see the game as I go to St Saulve for witness on Ct Martial [Court Martial] Sgt Milledge. We get away with it, very glad.

Wet day. Not much doing.

Wet again. Not much doing.

Fine day, some slight showers, Bttn do training. Not much doing. Shoot in the afternoon. Very good.

Dull morning. Church pde [parade] 10.0 am. Band play in Square during afternoon. Nice night. I have a night cap & sleep well.

Wet again. CO’s inspection in morning. A Coy play Sea [Seaforth Highlanders] in afternoon draw 1-1. I get in the best shoot I’ve done, quite pleased.

Wet again. Coys [Companies] do some training but not much. I get in another shoot & do very well.