Friday, June 1st, 1917
air raid early this morning. revellie 6.00 breakfast 7am. fine & sunshiney morning. wrote letters to Louie Mother & George. on guard at church. Major Avery had supper with us on way from hospital.
Saturday, June 2nd, 1917
went for rations. on wheel. revellie 6.30am Breakfast 7am. got letter from Mother & Louie. fine day but cool evening Louies letter May 10th/17. Mothers letter May 13/17
Sunday, June 3rd, 1917
big air battle at 5am revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am rather cool morning & cloudy. fine afternoon air battle 5Pm went to Y.M.C.A. Service at 7Pm stayed to communion 8Pm
Monday, June 4th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am very fine day the sun shining fine. on guard at Old Church. wrote letters to Louie & Mother. lovely evening aeroplane fell by Y.M.C.A. 2 killed
Tuesday, June 5th, 1917
Fritz dropped quite a few bombs around here about 2am. Revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am very fine morning went for rations on wheel. on guard at old Church. got parcel from Mother & sisters dated May 14/17 very heavy Bombardment about 8Pm
Wednesday, June 6th, 1917
revellie 6.30. Breakfast 7am fine morning. on guard at the old Church. started to rain at about 7.30Pm. sent service post card to mother for parcel
Thursday, June 7th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am very heavy thunder storm in the night. rather dull morning but not raining. on guard at Church men nearly took their Packs away. Shower about 5.30Pm
Friday, June 8th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fair morning & warm got five letters 2 mother dated Apl 27 & 29 / Louie Apl 29 Emmas May 6/17. Aunt Annie & Elsie May 7/17. still on guard at Church. cool evening got papers Apr 21th & 25th
Saturday, June 9th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine morning. on guard at Old Church. heavy bombardment last night. lovely evening. wrote letter & service card to Mother & also letter to Louie. got 2 letters from Aunt Annie dated Apl 26 & May 17
Sunday, June 10th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fair morning. went for rations on wheel about six miles there and back very fine afternoon & evening wrote letters to Aunt Annie & Elsie. fine Sunday evening
Monday, June 11th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am thunder storms during the night. rained untill nearly 11am. still on Guard at old Church. rather cool evening
Tuesday, June 12th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine morning. boys went up line again at 4Pm. still on guard at old Church. fine evening
Wednesday, June 13th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am went up for rations on wheel. fine morning still on guard at the old Church Villers au Bois rather cool evening or I mean very cool
Thursday, June 14th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine morning. heavy bombardment & also air battle. still on guard at old Church fine but cool evening. air battle this morning
Friday, June 15th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am very fine morning. air battle about 10 o'clock. still on guard at Old Church. pretty warm day but lovely evening
Saturday, June 16th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am went for rations on wheel. warmest day yet I think. got letter from George. beautiful evening still on guard at Church
Sunday, June 17th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am very warm day but a little breeze. lovely evening. areoplanes overhead nearly all the time. wrote letters to Mother & Louie. went to service at Y.M.C.A. had Holy Communion in Marquee or big tent
Monday, June 18th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine very hot went for rations on wheel got 7 last night. 2 Louie dated May 22nd & 27th. 1 Mother May 27/ Annie May 22nd Aunt Annie May 27th May Mason May 22nd Masonic May 30th Still at Church (1050 day of war)
Tuesday, June 19th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am. quite a shower this morning dull all day wrote letters to Annie Aunt Annie & Elsie on guard at Church fine evening
Wednesday, June 20th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am rained nearly all night but very warm day. wrote letters to George & May Mason Showery evening Still Church Guard
Thursday, June 21st, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am dull morning went for rations on wheel. for church guard. posted letters to Canada to Louie Mother Annie Aunt Annie May Mason & George took 5 men off Church guard left 1 man and myself very dull & wet
Friday, June 22nd, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am rained nearly all night dull day. shower about 9am very muddy. went for rations long walk in mud. quite showery just one man & myself left at Church guard
Saturday, June 23rd, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine morning but cool air battle early this morning still on guard at old Church. the Church is built of Chalk blocks. very soft though
Sunday, June 24th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am rather dull & cool day. still on guard at old Church. wrote letters to Louie & Mother & sent service card to Aunt Annie. Major Gregory shook hands 8.30Pm
Monday, June 25th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am went for rations on wheel. rather cloudy but nice morning. got parcel from Louie dated May 31st. rather cool evening C. Co brought packs into Old Church to go up line
Tuesday. June 26th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am rather cool morning the rest of battalion brought in their packs to guard & went up the line. air battle about 5.30Pm fine evening but cool
Wednesday, June 27th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am went for rations on wheel fine morning but cool. Changed orders for Frs 39 Mothers order dated May 14th Louies order dated Apr 13/17 Paymaster got cablegram his wife died yesterday still guard at Church
Thursday, June 28th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am wet morning but turned fine. we moved all packs back about 20 miles for 4 weeks rest. still on guard. fine little town people very sociable treated to wine, eggs & coffee. rained 8Pm
Friday, June 29th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine morning. fine crops coming down yesterday. big bunch cavalry passed through this morning first I saw since coming to France people gave us eggs for breakfast, lettuce and strawberries for supper bought sissors yesterday
Saturday, June 30th, 1917
Allouagne revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am rained nearly all day people gave us eggs for breakfast & soup & dinner strawberries & wine we 4 men are the first Canadians to stop here
