• Went to Barriefield for shooting.
• Kept up reputation.
• Pictures with L. Sergt. Smith.

• Barriefield in the morning and manoeuvres in the afternoon.
• Received a nice letter from a…
• More rumours.

• Barriefield as usual.
• Portsmouth in the afternoon.
• Opera in the evening with Sgt. Maj. Davidson , Q. M. Sergt. Fee, and Sergt. Marks.
• A very enjoyable time

• Barriefield as usual and skirmishing in the afternoon.
• Received photo of Fred in uniform. Quite fine.
• Billiards in the evening.

Friday,
March 5^th

• Barriefield as usual.  Shooting good.
• Visited Penitentiary.
• Played billiards with Sergt. Maj. Davidson, Sergt. Smith, and also Sergt. Mainguy.

• Paraded at Armouries.
• Distribution of prizes for sports.
• Saw on placards, about 2^nd Contingent arriving in England.
• We are still here.

• Divine Service at Armouries.
• Paraded Princess Street.
• Went to St. George’s Church in the evening with  Sergt. Edmunds.

• Skirmishing at Barriefield.
• Presented with prizes at Armouries in the afternoon.
• Went to Pictures with Sergt. Murphy and had a good time.

• Shooting in Armouries and at Barriefield.
• Beat Sergt. Jealous by 3 points.
• Skirmishing in afternoon.
• Picutures in evening at Opera House.

• Marched ten miles-weather very dirty-plenty of mud.
• Pictures in evening with Q. M. Sergt. Fee and Sergt. Smith-a very enjoyable time.

• Fetched deserter from Millbrook and stayed at Renfrew-a very pretty town.
• Beat Chief of Police at billiards.
• Sentence 28 days…

• Returned from Renfrew.
• Beat Sergt. Smith at billiards.
• Went to the Opera House in the evening and had a very fine time.

• C.O.’s parade in the morning.
• Wrote letters in the afternoon.
• Opera in the evening with Sergt. Marks, Sergt. Smith, and Sergt. Maj. Davidson.

• Paraded for Divine Service at 10:00AM in Armouries.
• Went to St. Paul’s Church in the evening and heard a very fine sermon.

• Shooting at Barriefield and skirmishing in the afternoon.
• Pictures in the evening with Q.M. J. Fee, and Sergt. Murphy.

• Shooting at Barriefield.
• Outpost duty in afternoon.
• Opera in the evening with Sergt. Jealous and Sergt. Smith.

• Skirmishing at Portsmouth.
• Received letters from England.
• More rumours about going.

• Musketry in the Armouries.
• Minature shooting.
• Pictures in evening.
• Received eight letters.

• Shooting at Barriefield.
• Concert at the Cereal Works in the evening by the Y.M.C,A Band-(dandy.)

• Skirmishing in the morning and a march around town in the afternoon.
• Played Sergt’s Right Half- football, Lost 6 to 1.

• Armouries at 10:00AM.
• Proceded to St. Jame’s Church-very impressive service.
• Received nice letters.

• Marched to Barriefield.
• Sgt’s dinner and smokes at the British American Hotel.
• Had a dandy time.

• Musketry at Barriefied.
• Loading and unloading, etc.
• Griffin’s in evening with Sergt. Jealous.

• Barriefied as usual.
• Portsmouth in the afternoon.
• Billiards and Pictures in the evening.

• Route march along Lake past Penitentiary.
• Reconnoitered by Col. Hughes
• Pictures in the evening.

• Marched to Barriefield.
• Musketry & skirmishing practices.
• Billards in the evening: QM Sergt.Fee & Sergt. Smith playing Sergt. Jealous and I.

• Marched along shores of the Lake.
• Ice cracking up.
• Half day’s holiday-saw transports off.
• Opera in the evening.

• Divine Service at St. Paul’s at 10:00AM-very fine.
• St. George’s in the evening.

• Shooting at ranges.
• Just a few more rumours about going to England.
• Pictures in the evening.

• Usual physical drill and Battalion drill.
• Inspected by Brigadier Colonel Denison.
• Pictures in the evening.

• March around town and afternoon off.
• Still wondering about mail.

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