Volume 2 - First World War diaries, 1916-1919

January 1917, Wednesday 17 FresNicourt 7 p.m. Yesterday to HOUDAIN and saw [weiley] who is not feeling well. Home & up to Fosse 10 for dinner [at ]No 5 [FCs] [sub] [Captains] [Cumming], Treleaven & Boswell . Lt. Col Templeton, maj. [Donaldson], capts Chapman and [Lowrence] there also - dinner most excellent. Poker after & home at 6 a.m. Cold all day and snowed considerably. About 4" on ground. Capt Douglos on leave tonight Raid by 4th [Brigade] 8:30 [then]went over & brought back 102 prisoners including 2 officers. Carried out by 20th and 201st

January 1917, Thurseday 18 Fresnicourt Snowing again Things quiet

January 1917, Friday 19 FreNicourt 10 p.m. Cold & Frosty To [Villes au Bois] [with] [Patient] Back via [Canblaiw] ABBaye & called on [a.d.ws] 4th [Div]. [Poker?]

January 1917, Saturday 20 Fresnicourt (from theave? ) Hulton back this am. col 6. Very cold & frosty. Coal Scarce

January 1917, Sunday 21 Fresnicourt To HouDain &visited Neily. Roads frozen hard. [Macsurlay] back from being attacked to drafts Battn [goes] on leave soon.