Up about 6 o’clock and carried down a case first thing with the new squad. Took them a long time. Started off with Captain McCombie to inspect the posts but he turned back at the top of the tunnel. Went to C post in the afternoon with orders for the men there to go down. We were relieved about 6 o’clock and walked down past the brasserie. Arrived about 8 o’clock and helped in the blanket store.

Up about 8 o’clock. Carried a man down on our backs first thing. Not much to do all day. Went for rest and wrote some letters.

Up about 8 o’clock. Not much to do all day. Water came up by cart. Not much to do all day. A fair amount of shelling.

Up about 8 o’clock. Down for water duties. The Germans sent a good many shells over. Fine all day. Wet at night.

Up about 4 o’clock with a case. Not much doing during the day. A fair amount of rain. News of the fight on the 4th. Lee Hughes went down to go on leave.

Had long discussion at night with Harvey.

Managed to get a nice sleep. Not much doing all day. The ground very wet and walking very heavy. Out at midnight with a case.

Up at about 7 o’clock. A patient first thing and the ground was heavy with rain. Not much to do all day. Talked a few minutes with Harvey of the prospects of the war and our prospects after the war.

Two/three Divisions gone over on our left at dawn.

3000 prisoners and all objectives taken.

Up at about 8 o’clock. One case to carry down first thing and it was rather heavy after the rain. Not busy all day. Out at midnight with two cases. A machine gun crew of the Notts and Derbys¹ blown up and one man out of 17 untouched.

1. “Notts and Derbys”: I think this is correctly transcribed, but I haven’t found any reference to battalions of a Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment. (DL)  ↩

Up about 8 o’clock. Spent good part of the day carrying back muddy stretchers and officers’ kit. Had a case at night. Berry came through wounded during the early hours of the morning of the third.