To Picton R.R. & Harry’s in afternoon.

Enemy making rapid strides for Paris.

To Picton reading room in afternoon. Then to Harry’s.

To Harry’s We take a walk around the American camp. English girls twitter around the camp forgetting their own poor Tommy in France.

As a Sergt. I am allowed to wear my Khaki & not Blues.

Take a run up to Harry’s from 3 to 8 pm.

* Convalescent Blues: the distinctive blue uniform that military authorities required recovering soldiers of the Great War to wear in hospital and in public. Made of a flannel and flannelette combination the uniform resembled ill-fitting pyjamas.

 – fine

Say goodbye to Dr. & Mrs. Miller & travel by the 10 past 5 pm train. Dr. Miller sees me off on the platform.

Harry meets me @ Lime Street Liverpool & we walk home together.

I go to No. 5 Canadian Military Hospital for admission & they take me in.

Dr. M. forbids me to travel ‘till tomorrow. I send a wire to Lee & receive reply “Enter Hospital. [Query no.] writing.”

To Rowley Park to see Blackshaw’s with Mrs. & Dr. Miller. I stay till 10 pm.

I receive wire from Hdqts. To “Enter Hospital without delay”.

 – hot

Dr. M. and I go out to Endon for a days rabbit & —– shooting. Get many rabbits.

Lovely weather. Hot.

To St. Thomas’s Priory and on to Whitgreave, Hyde Lea and Rowley Park.

To Wm. Salt Library in afternoon.

For a walk with Dr. Miller taking the dogs out for a run. The dogs get two ducks.