Sunday, July 1st, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am rather dull morning. we had eggs and bacon. lettuce & whisbangs for breakfast still on pack guard. strawberries. order changed moved back to old Church at Villers 8.30Pm
Monday, July 2nd, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am went for rations with Mercier another man Air battle about 11.30 got letter from George and Gordon. fine day. fine day & evening air battle 8.15Pm
Tuesday, July 3rd, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine morning went for rations with Mercier went for a bath 2Pm & got clean clothes & put on cheescloth suit. feel fine. lovely evening. air battle about 8.30Pm first new potatoes
Wednesday, July 4th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am rained nearly all night went for rations got 7 letters & 2 papers. June 6 & 9th Louies 2 letters dated June 3rd & 10th Mothers 2 June 3rd and 10th Annies 1 June 14th. Aunt Annies 3rd and 10th rather dull. Mother sent 15 frs in registered letter
Thursday, July 5th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am very dull & cool. went for rations to transport lines. on guard at Church wrote letters to Louie and Mother sent silk cards inside. very cool evening got colours for Vimy Ridge
Friday, July 6th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am went for rations. got Parcel from Annie dated June 9/17 wrote letters to Aunt Annie & Annie thanked her for parcel. terrible air battle 12.30Pm fine day
Saturday, July 7th, 1917
1069 days of Great War revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am air battle just at day light. went for rations four men on guard at old Church. old Fritz came over 3 times since this am. wrote to George & Gordon. fine day & evening cards to Mother & Louie
Sunday, July 8th, 1917
1070 day of great war revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am rained pretty hard nearly all night went for rations got a letter from Mother dated June 21/17. very muddy & cool weather tasted first Champagne & new tomatoes
Monday, July 9th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am rained quite a bit in night very dull & muddy. went for rations got letter from Mother dated June 17/17 telling Mr Geary died also got letter from Ethel June 18th wrote to Mother & Ethel
Tuesday, July 10th, 1917
all packs taken from Old Church last night to transport lines. revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Cleaned up old Church went to another camp in bush fine day 8Pm sent to transport lines to assist quarters
Wednesday, July 11th, 1917
King went by about 2.30 revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Fritz sent over about 15 or 18 coal boxes last night. fine day. helped put up rations for B Co. afternoon making a bivuack for ourselves Boys went up line 3.30 King George visited western Front
Thursday, July 12th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Put up rations for B Co fine & very warm day worked on bivoack air battle Fritz brought down decoy observations ballon about 5Pm
Friday, July 13th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine warm day put up rations for B Co worked on bivoack for quarters of B Co got letter from Louie dated June 25/17 Aunt Annie dated June 24/17 air battle this afternoon
Saturday, July 14th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Shower about 9am Put up rations for B Co rather heavy shower between 11am & 12am very muddy. met Frank Westow 43rd Batt at 8.30Pm got my green ribbon 21 years
Sunday, July 15th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Put up rations for B Co Fine day still at transport lines helping quarters met George Lewis that came over with 70th Batt about 7.30Pm rained nearly all night
Monday, July 16th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am put up rations for B Co fine day little shower in afternoon got reg letter from Mother with 15 frs in it dated June 24/17 wrote letter to Mother
Tuesday, July 17th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine morning but put up rations for B Co still at transport lines lovely afternoon saw Jessie Corbin Black Smith of Battery
Wednesday, July 18th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Showery put up rations for B Co. & took mail up line in afternoon. B Co got letters from Mother dated June 27/17 & from Louie & Masons
Thursday, July 19th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am rained nearly all night fixed up bivoack for B Co stores. got papers from Aunt Annie. mules went up with rations about 8.30Pm saw Bill Friend. Tom Cookes cousin bartender
Friday, July 20th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine morning put up rations for B Co up the line. got letter from George sent card to Mother & letter to Louie
Saturday, July 21st, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Put up rations for B Co. rather cloudy but nice day. Saw death notices of Mrs Hooper in June 22/17 Free Press. nice evening sent rations on mules at 8.30Pm
Sunday, July 22nd, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Put up rations for B Co. fine day. Fritz came over but went back. wrote letters to Mother & Aunt Annie Jess Corbin 36th Battery
Monday, July 23rd, 1917
116th went over last night 1am revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine morning got a letter from Gordon put up rations for B Co up the line. went over to 36th Battery & Engineers saw Corbin. Nutkins & Bill Friend
Tuesday, July 24th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am loaded packs on wagon & took 24 hours rations to rest camp on guard of same fine day
Wednesday, July 25th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am rather cloudy but fair day still on guard of packs at Camblain L'abbe. cloudy & cool
Thursday, July 26th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am cool & cloudy still on guard of packs Battalion came in about 5.30Om for rest
Friday, July 27th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am quartermaster put me helping in stores & cooks. got letters from Mother and Aunt Annie very warm day
Saturday, July 28th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine day. helped quarters & cooks
Sunday, July 29th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am very heavy shower & hail. helped quarters & cooks & served meals
Monday, July 30th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine day helping cooks & quarters got letter from Mother & Louie dated July 9/17 also parcel dated
Tuesday, July 31st, 1917
1092 day war yesterday revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am fine morning still helping quarters & cooks went to baths afternoon with 60 pairs of socks. Sent service cards to Aunt Annie. Mother & Louie. tasted first blackberries rained nearly all night
