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Friday 17 December 1915 – fair
Feeling very sick – influenza. An old friend, Theo C. Walker leaves my billet (only 3 in it, Private Dave Young is the other one) for Ypres, there to report to 10th Battalion Lancaster Fusiliers as Lieutenant.
Heavy cannonading along the front.
Thursday 16 December 1915
Major ( [Later?] Lieutenant Colonel) Pelley leaves the Battalion for a command in Irish Fusiliers.
Wednesday 15 December 1915
MacKenzie goes on leave to England
Tuesday 14 December 1915
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Monday 13 December 1915
Battalion goes route marching 18 kilometres. Private Wallach and I jump on motor lorry intending to go to Bailleul but go (by mistake) to Hazebrouck instead. Purchase souvenirs and postcards (leave Hazebrouck at 3 pm for Bailleul by motor lorry. Arrive at 3:30. have tea at a pokey little place. I nearly collapse am very ill, sick headache and stomach. Walk home 15 kilometres.) Of all the pokey holes Hazebrouck [is one] for getting something to eat. We visited every shop in Hazebrouck for a dinner but could find none. Could get lots of soup, bread, accompanied with beer or coffee.
No. 4 Company are soccer champs, beat 13 Platoon.
Sunday 12 December 1915
Pay parade
Saturday 11 December 1915
No entry 11th December 1915
Friday 10 December 1915 – rain and gale
J.C Walker (Lieutenant in [Lancashire] Fusiliers) and I walk into Godewarsvelde. Purchase postcards and have coffee. The people speak very good English but charge “very tall” for everything.
The Company march to Bailleul (16 or 18 kilometres return) for purpose of having a bath!!!!!! A waste of time and shoe leather as the men will need another bath at the end thro’ perspirating on return journey.
Thursday 9 December 1915 – rain
No. 3 and 4 Companies change their billets as they are in another Regiment’s area. We march thro’ Flêtre and Godewarsvelde. Very poor accommodation and crowded
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