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22 Sunday [April]
Out to Rifle Range in morning. Stayed in rest of day & wrote letters. Took on O.O.[Orderly Officer] for a chap.
23 Monday
Out to the "Bull Ring" & saw the liquid fire stunt also various gases. Quite interesting. Wrote in evening.
24 Tuesday
Left Etaples at 8.15 & arrived at Albert at 2 pm. Proceeded to Base Camp & knocked around the town. This is place where statue of Virgin has been blown from church top in hanging over. Dined well at the off club & saw the "Anzac Coves."
25 Wednesday
Anzac Day 2 years ago. Proceeded from Albert to Bicourt & joined up with the Regiment. They were resting. attached. to B. Comp. wrote many letters. no mail in for me.
26 Thursday
Out on parade. Messing & accommodation is slightly beastly. O.O. at 6 in the evening Lectures in the evening on the new formation. No mail yet. What has happened to the post
27 Friday
up early & doing my duties conscientiously !! Pay day.
100 frs. Regt does very well in the Bde. Sports. Gilbey came back.
28 Saturday
Usual parades 9 to 12 & 2 - 3. Rode out & saw Browne at Montauban on Williamson's Horse.
Still no word from Rup wrote one or two urgent notes off about post not arriving
29 Sunday
Church Parade at 10. Into Albert in afternoon with Hughs. Dined there with Billy Dalton. Home a 7.30 & No 1. lre came from Rup.
30 Monday
Lovely weather. Parades still 9 – 12.30 & 2 – 3 which is very nice. lre from Aunty Lee. Borrowed gramophone from Y.M.C.A.
1 May Tuesday
Inspection in mrng by Gen. Hobbs. Div Comndr. Pretty hot. Wrote lres. to Albert & Frank Bart. lre from Rup. No 2. Into Albert on special duty.
2 Wednesday
Specialists began their training. 3 of our crowd went to Amiens on leave saw Bde. Sig. Off re transfer to 53rd or 55th sent 2£ 15 [indecipherable]
3 Thursday
out to Rifle Range in morng. Worked till 4.30 in afternoon on bayonet fighting. No mail. Standing by to go up to the line to reinforce 2 Div.
4 Friday
Simply lovely weather. Hun aero. went over in morning & a piece of our own shrapnel nearly hit me !! out to Range on my own. 2 lres from Rup & sent long one in return.
5 Saturday
Inoculated in morng but all OK. Rode out to Montauban in afternoon & saw Graham Wright & Browne etc. Div. Sports in afternoon. Lre from Rup saying she was going on leave..