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"February 1917

4 Septuagesima Sun[day] [February 1917]
Ch[urch] parade
- nearly frozen. Route march
round by Maricourt after.
Pay - more eggs &c.
then champagne.

5 Mon[day] [February 1917]
Eggs practically a
daily occurrance now.
Pictures at night “Swordfish
Troop” – V[ery] G[ood]

6 Tues[day] [February 1917]
Div[isio]n Route march.
prelim[inary] insp[ectio]n M – on duty therefore
not on march.
Eggs then champagne.

7 Wed[nesday] [February 1917]
Mat & I with Shelton &
Barron at dinner time.
8DLI O v[ersus] G[renadier] Guards 1
better than sunday’s
game.
Pictures at night

8 Thur[sday] [February 1917]
M[achine] G[un] C[orps] (6) – v[ersus] TMS (0)
Not out at night..

9 Fri[day] [February 1917]
With W Sowerby in aft[ernoo]n
Joe & I at pictures at night
- all pictures – good show.

10 Sat[urday] [February 1917]
Marched via Mericourt – Sailley
le Sec. to Hamel.
Landed 2 o’c[lock].
Billets in barn.
- taking over part
- of Fr[ench] line.

Mem[orandum]
Sun[day] 4. [February 1917]
9DLI v[ersus] G[renadier]. Guards
0 - 3.
G[renadier] G[uards] quite a good team including
C Buchan (Sun[der]land)"