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Monday 9/7/17
Cold, windy & cloudy, like rain
having great spell here "Mailly Mailet" nothing to do all day.
Wrote to Mrs Parsons, Loo, & Nell got letter from Viv.
D. Coy. goes Tomorrow on Guard of Honour to the King.
Pay 18/9 £28.5.0
Tuesday 10.7.17.
still cold & windy, scotch mist last night
Big guns booming all along the line must be big battle going on.
Pay 19/9. £28.6.0.
wrote to Percy Peacy.
King going to interview us shortly. Hoorah do do ditto
called to orderly room about my leave expect to go next week.
Wednesday 11/7/17.
D,Coy gone as Body guard to King Brigade Band with them.
Lovely morning, fine & clear been very cold these last 3 days getting like winter again,
Terrible air Raid on London on Saturday & Premier Holman nearly blown out the other day Major Gen Holmes who was with him killed
May go to Blighty Tomorrow
Pay. 20/9 £28.7.0.
Brigade out on stunt to day
Got new shirt & chat shirt to day first for about 2 months. also Pr Braces first since leaving Ausy.
Thursday 12/7/17/
All the Boys gone to see the King the whole Division & others besides to be there I & Pat Shelly left behind on guard
Pay. 21/9. £28.8.0.
A Beautiful day Hot & sunny
Expect to go to Blighty Tomorrow.
Friday 13/7/17
Boys disgusted with long march to see the King so were not in too good a humour when he arrived & the cheers not what one would read in the Papers they were.
Another lovely day but it's getting colder of a night & one Blanket is not enough.
Pay 22/9. £28.9.0
Brigade stunt tonight taking Beamont Hamel.
all leave stopped till the 19th could have bet on it.