Up at about [7 written over 6, or vice versa?] o’clock. Paraded and marched off at 9.30. Marched through Dizy and Épernay. Arrived at Pierry¹ about dinnertime and found ourselves billeted near a château. The château outhouse to be the hospital. Had a C E service behind the château at night. Only a handful there. Beautiful swans. Walked in the woods later with Harvey and had a long talk.

1. Pierry (B): about 9km S of Hautvillers (A) and 3km S. of Épernay, on the D951 to Troyes; Michelin map 515, square D8. ↩