Up about 7 o’clock. Paraded in the morning . Went through panniers with Ben Jenkins. Spent afternoon writing and walked to Hazebrouck at night and back again. Pay parade before dinner.
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11 November 1917; Sunday
Up at 7 o’clock. Walked through to Hazebrouck in the afternoon and returned pretty early. Had a good supper at the little house near our billet.
10 November 1917; Saturday
Up shortly after 6 o’clock. Raining all morning. Got ready for parade at 9.15. Marched to Bailleul station. Had train to near Hazebr.<ouck> and marched to Wallon Cappell1. Our billets just outside the village.
18 March 1917; Sunday
Mooned about until 2 o’clock. Came back to the billet and roused Lee Hughes. Up at 6.30. Cleaned up ready for parade. Dull morning. Marched off about 11 o’clock. Passed through Hazebrouck1 and saw the people going out of the big church. Sat by the roadside and had tea served up. Arrived at Outersteene2 about 4.30. Decent village and good billet. Went out with Ridgeport† and had eggs and chips. Supposed to finish guard but didn’t go on it. Had short walk in the direction of Meteren3. Four of our chaps went into Méteren. Turned in early. Had meat and tinned tongue for supper.
22 kilos.
Heard rumour of Bapaume being captured and revolt in Russia4.
Hazebrouck (B): 11km NE. of Boësighem (A); Michelin square H3. ↩
Outersteene (C): Outtersteene is 10km E. of Hazebrouck, 5km SW. of Bailleul (D), Michelin square I3. ↩
Meteren (E): Méteren is 6km NNE. of Outtersteene, 5km W. of Bailleul (D); also Michelin square I3. ↩
The February revolution in Russia had started on 8 March 1917 (23 February in the Julian calendar). ↩