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3rd October Tuesday
got up Physical jerks afterwards went out came on to C Coy working Coy in evening on various drill done nothing much did not feel too good came in 2-5 [indecipherable] Corp Salter spoke.
4th October Wednesday
got up 6 [indecipherable] & went Physical after break rained was going to have Battalion attack put off owing to rain after[indecipherable] drill with box respirators had dinner afterwards half holiday had game pontoon & 500 wrote to [indecipherable] Clarke HS C & A.H C turned in about 8 oclock.
Thursday 5th Oct
got up had physical jerks and after breakfast had more drill after dinner had inspection by Foxton 2 blankets helmet & other stuff very wet weather signs of clearing up still at Godesversveldt turned in still holding few francs.
Platoon Sergt Dewhurst Corp Salter Jim Kalzow gone to 11 platn Lopez emerson me Hodges & Russia still here all new fellows.
Friday 6th Octr
Got up for Phys jerks had nothing after break inspection by Shepherd & Foxton after good dinner moved to B Coy & then [indecipherable] aff Battn band playing to Station got on train at Godesversveldt & went through Poperinghe to near Epres was billeted here had bit of sleep in barracks good bunks.
Saturday 7th Octr
Got up 2 oclock & went out fatigue on trenches [indecipherable] had bit of breakfast and got up to trenches very slippery sliped a good many times see Hill 60 and work and villages heavy bombing very quiet here making and improving saps few bombs [indecipherable] in evening came back about 12-30 through the town of old Epres 25th [indecipherable] mount Sorrel
Sunday 8th
got up about 6 oclock had breakfast and went out on fatigue through Ypres to work on laying tram line to trenches afterwards at 4 oclock. had tea and turned in on board bed very comfortable fairly good [indecipherable] few aeroplanes shuns searching for batteries