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Sunday 19 November 1916
Receive letter from Jennie. 1st snow on ground. After first parade we start snowballing. I stopped the first snowball in the ear. I take 30 men to P. House & lose 2. Dreadful walk. Come back in Car, 2 hours drive, very cold. Dinner 3 p.m. & very very tired, go to bed early.
Monday 20 November 1916
Go to "Swats the Matter" with D. & E. Very good. M. is leading Girl. Perfect Day & long long Trail. Capt. Brian Mack comes to stay. I put in for leave to Grimsby.
Tuesday 21 November 1916
Receive letter from Roy. I'm Canteen Corporal. Write to Mum & Jess. Very foggy too. We have sausage & beans for supper. Dave Lord tells us that Molyneaux was at Park House.
Wednesday 22 November 1916
Frost very bad. All pools of water become Ice. I get letter from Alice Meth. Equip B. Ward. So to bed at 7.30 p.m. We are awakened in the wee sma [small] hours to give a Hypo. Syringe. Receive letter from Alice Methven.
Thursday 28 November 1916
Letters from Dad, Mum, H. Hey, Dad, M.R.L., Chris, Lyd. Goddard, Bess (2), Nell Cueno. Have the job fixing up the A. Prov. Corp Guard. Nice wind blowing. Write to Roy, M.R.L.
Friday 24 November 1916
Wrote to Jennie. Dave comes over. Receive letter from May Coppin per A. Bull. Turn down weekend leave.
Saturday 25 November 1916
Go to Amesbury with D. & Party. Nice walk there. Visit old church. Very interesting. Walk Home in dark. Oh, the mud & slush. Go straight to Bed with vows never to go to Amesbury again. Brittania sunk & Sister ship the Gloucester Castle. We are very lucky to come through. Amesbury very quiet like Flemington near Sydney. All trees bare.