January 1917
January 1
Home today, killed pigs, arena at night
January 2
Sergeant's mess today, dance at Oddfellows at night, alone
January 3
Drill and lectures, up to visit Wilsons for tea, played cards
January 4
Started on machine gun course, sick all day, grippe, I suppose, stayed around barracks in evening
January 5
Studying machine guns, poured rain all day, with Alice and Lyric theatre at night
January 6
More machine gun work, with Reub to theatre matinee, home in evening
January 7
Home today for dinner, brought Alice home for tea, walked down with her and Emily
January 8
Studying machine guns, told of going to be a machine gun battalion, Lyric at night with Short and Russ
January 9
More work with MGs, walked up town, went to Red Mill early, stayed in armouries for rest of night
January 10
More study, was to Temple theatre at night with Alice, nice evening
January 11
More study, went home for evening, 10 degrees below zero, passed doctor's examination
January 12
More study, went for a skate on the bay
January 13
Study, picked out for first draft, matinee with Reub, to Lyric at night with Alice
January 14
Nearly got paraded for wearing riding breeches, home all day and evening, very cold and stormy
January 15
Machine gun study, to Lyric with Russ in evening
January 16
Bevan did piquet for me, firing machine guns at range, to Temple theatre for matinee, dance at Oddfellows with Alice, fine time
January 17
Finished machine gun course, to Lyric matinee, Mr. Clognon tool #1 platoon to Savoy and supper at Crystal Cafe for supper, fine supper
January 18
with Russ to Princess theatre at night, started on Cold gun study
January 19
164th presented with colours, usual work on MGs, went for a walk, fainted or fell down from heart and was carried in
January 20
Changed bunks and transferred to B Coy., down to bay with Alice, sore because she was crabby over other girls, with her to Lyric tonight
January 12
Centenary Church, came home all day, big snow storm, was to recruiting meeting tonight
January 22
Same work, walked with boys up to Queen Street, went to Lyric with other fellows
January 23
Was at arena at night with Bert Pepper, nothing exciting, was on the mess committee
January 24
Judging distances on mountain, was home for supper and evening, bomb exploded at range killing one and wounding a dozen
January 25
Piquet tonight, was out, P. Ronsplant answered for me
January 26
With Alice to Lyric, very peeved people
January 27
Was to Thistle in afternoon with Freeman and to arena at night with Bert Pepper
January 28
Was home all day and evening
January 29
Was to Lyric in evening with Russ, walked up to Steven Street with two relatives of his
January 30
Called up Emily, was to arena at night, examinations on MGs (mechanisms)
January 31
Exam on MG, written exam, to arena at night, carnival, walked home with Emily, good time
