• Paraded to Bushboro Park and inspected by the King and Lord Kitchener accompanied by officers of army and navy.
• Very wet.

• Bombing as usual.
• I knocked hat off Reg. at 25 yds.
• Wet through.

• Bombing in trenches
• Threw four traveses.
• Lots of rain.

• Bombing as usual.
• Lecture in hall.
• Plenty of rain but sun later.

• Anxiously waiting for girl to come down but am disappointed.
• Waited about ‘till 6 PM.
• Hythe with QM Sergt. Ludlow and had a pleasant time.
• Dandy weather.

• Received letter from girl. I am pleased she did not start to come.
• Bombing as usual.

• Bombing usually good.
• Preparing to move.
• Kit packed.

• Bombing as usual-doing good.
• Weather great.
• Packed kits for France.
• Officers for departure aft.

• B.O. Sergt.
• Officer Lieut. McNee.
• Had old rifles taken and new ones given.
• 1015 pattern.

• Bombing as usual.
• Packed up ready.
• Received telegram.

• Parade as usual.
• Met Ada at Shornecliffe at 5PM.
• Went to Sandling and walked about Pointe.
• Saw transport off.

• Divine Service at 9AM.
• Photos taken later.
• Saw Ada at 10AM.
• Went to Sandling Park.
• Saw Ada off at 8:28PM.

• Company Orderly Sergt.
• Sports in afternoon.
• Bonfire at night.
• Saw more lads off.
• Sports and concert in evening.

• More sports and concert.
• Boxing and wrestling
• Paraded at 7:15PM and left at 8PM,.
• Arrived at Folkestone and took the boat at 11:15PM.

• Reported floating bombs about-returned to Folkestone.
• Stated again at 5:30AM and reached Boulogne at 9:00AM.

• After staying at Aftrope camp we proceeded to Eecke and reached it at 6:15PM.
• Left Aftrope camp at 8:15PM and trained to St. Omer at 1:30AM.

• Left Eecke and reached Dranoutre a small village southwest of Messimes which is terribly battered.

• Took trenches at 10AM.
• First line-200 yds. from the Prussian Guards.
• Had a darn good sleep.

• Wrote home (postcard).
• Rather quiet-East Surrey fellows are fine.
• Plenty of cigarettes and tobacco.
• Have charge of the boys 1-7 C.

• Just the same all day-plenty of aeroplanes about.
• Wolverghem on our left.defended by the Fusiliers who relieved the Middlesex.

• All rather quiet-rain.
• Plenty of aeroplanes about.
• Watched an aeroplane fight-both got away.
• Germans shouting.

• Bombardment all day.
• Heard about the fall of Lille taken by French-also victories by English and Russians.

• Rain and mist all morning.
• Heavy artillery fire all day-shells bursting all around us.
• Took protection in feathers.
• A few casualties.

• Received two letters.
• Fairly quiet all day but fierce bombardment at night.
• A few casualties in the 21^st .

• Very quiet and the sun is shining.
• Villages about all in ruins.
• A few casualties (slight)
• Plenty of rifle and Maxim fire.

• Quiet morning and no usual service.
• Took to feathers, later.
• Our artillery doing fine work.
• Wrote letters home.

• Same as usual.
• Left at 8:30Pm for rest-camp at Dranoutre.
• Wet under canvas.

• Rested and started paying.
• Night went with Platoon to Souvenir Farm .
• No money…

• Quiet at farm.
• Only fatigue parties required.
• Received letters.
• Wet and extremely cold at night.

• Very quiet and sunny.
• Saxons in front of us.
• Artillery duel-I think ours won.

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