• Leave after guard.
• Went to Hythe, Sandgate, & Folkestone
• Had a ripping time!

• Battalion Orderly Sergt.
• Battalion went for a route march.
• I was left in charge.

• On duty with Company.
• Boys rather slack.
• Bad reports from Front.
• Received letter from Mother that were readdressed from Kingston.

• Drill from 7:30AM to 12:00PM
• Skirmishing amidst delightful surroundings.
• Folkestone in the evening.

• Drill ‘till noon.
• Hythe in the afternoon-stayed all evening.

• Divine Service on Square.
• Sermon given by Captain Kidd.
• Walked through lovely fields.

• Started musketry course.
• I coached throughout the course.
• Ranges are by the sea at Hythe.
• Walked to Folkestone and saw a fine play.

• Musketry as usual-some fine shooting.
• Walked along the beach at Hythe in the evening-some nice girls.

• The usual musketry.
• Folkestone and Dover at night with Q.M.  Sergt. Fee, Sgt. Mgr. Davidson, Sergt. Jealous, Sergt. Murphy, and Sergt. Mgr. Swaine.

• Musketry as usual; now finished and I am glad it is all over.
• Have passed out myself a little above 1rst class shot.
• Stayed in Barracks and wrote letters, later.

• Drill from 7:30AM to 12:00 noon and from 1:30 PM to 5.00PM.
• Hythe in the evening and had a pleasant time.

• Drill up to 11:30AM.
• Folkestone in the afternoon-went to the Music Hall and had a dandy time.
• Strolled about the Promenade.

• Church Service at 9:00AM.
• Wrote letters in the afternoon and went for a walk to Hythe in the evening, returning at 10:00 PM-a lovely blow.

• Drill as usual.
• Received 4 letters.
• Stayed in camp and wrote letters.
• Weather is dandy.

• Drill as per usual.
• Mixture of skirmishing, musketry, observation, and bayonet fighting.
• Went for route march through Hythe, Sandgate, and Folkestone.

• Drill as usual
• Dover in the evening and had a fine time
• Wrote letters until 12:00AM

• Drill as usual
• Night attack from 8:00PM
• Folkestone with QM Sergt. J. Fee

• Drill as usual
• Left at 5:16AM for home and arrived at Charing Cross at 8:00PM.
• Left Charing Cross and arrived home at 10:00PM.

• Saw friends and went to London and saw my old Police friends.
• Pictures in the evening
• Quite nice to be home again.

• Walked about the country.
• Brought girl home in the afternoon and went for a walk across the fields at Cheshunt.

• Went about Cheshunt and then to London.
• Dinner and supper at Popular.
• Walked Piccadilly’s and Hyde Park
• Saw plenty of friends.

• Saw friends and went to London for the day.
• In the evening I went to Lyseum and saw “In war time”.
• Very fine stay.
• Girl naturally there.

• Went for a walk with Jack Fee, girl, and brother F. (Frank).
• Afternoon at Guildhall and tea at Popular.
• Left for Sandling Camp at 7:05PM.

• Drill from 7:30 AM to 12 noon and from 1:30PM to 5PM.
• Played football and baseball in the evening.

• Drill as usual both in the morning and the afternoon.
• Still in camp in the evening and wrote letters.
• Received a letter from Henry-very little news.

Saturday,
June 26^th

• Drill of every kind-finished at 12 noon.
• Folkestone in the evening with QM J. Fee.

Sunday,
June 27^th

• Church parade on Square
• Stroll about the lovely fields.
• Wrote letters.

• Drill as usual in the morning and the afternoon.
• 1 hour lecture and night attacks from 8 PM to 2 AM.
• March out and attack returning.

• Parades as usual and general manoeuvres.
• Received letters and stayed in camp.

• Drill in the morning.
• Muster parade
• Battalion sports in the afternoon.
• Wrote letters.

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