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Date: January 1919
Diary

Jan 1 - Went to Eil, and was in a battle at a dance between soldiers and civilians a big supper given by the battery at two p.m.

Jan 2 - payed 30 marks, stayed in at night

Jan 3 - went to GLF and Rose, at night, no mail came in.

Jan 4 - Got letter from GLF went to Cologne at night home 8:30

Jan 5 - no mail went to Cologne at night

Jan 6 - no mail, saw fight between soldiers and civies, home at night

Jan 7 - two letters from GLF down to Westover to YMCA

Jan 8 - no mail went to Cologne raid on civies by M.P.s

Jan 9 - card from Rev Newton on piquet down to the Y.M.C.A wrote GLF

Jan 10 - Went to YMCA and Cologne to dance for officers

Jan 11 - Went out to supper girl gave bunch of staff and Iron Cross for GLF

Jan 12 - Stayed in, no mail Had a bad headache

Jan 13 - Had rabbit supper with a Fritz home at 9.pm

Jan 14 - Left Cologne on road all day and night in train

Jan 15 - Arrived in Huy-Hoe and marched to Burdinne

Jan 16 - On picquet changed a 160 mrks I won into French money (won it on 2 pennies)

Jan 17 - Big fight with the Belgian people in billet, no mail, played rummy

Jan 18 - Got two letters from G.L.F at ten p.m

Jan 19 - wrote GLF and played rummy and 500 at night, half holiday.

Jan 20 - wrote GLF payed at noon, half holiday

Jan 21 - Went to Hoei for Mail, back at 8.30.

Jan 22 - Played off after dinner, bunch went to Liege for 2 days

Jan 23 - Inspection of horses and harness for parade for King Albert at Liege

Jan 24 - Went to Huy for ammunition gone all day.

Jan 25 - still getting ready for Liege

Jan 26 - Got letter from GLF started to write back no doing

Jan 27 - won 40 francs playing rummy and poker no mail

Jan 28 - letter from GLF, on picquet at night half holiday

Jan 29 - wrote GLF at night still getting ready for Liege at Burdinne Belgium

Jan 30 - Bunch left for Liege in morning

Jan 31 - went to Huy with horse for mobile