Friday, December 1st, 1916
Sent parcel to Louie revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 9am rest morning band practice. Band practice afternoon (Broaches Badges & Buttons in Parcel to Louie)
Saturday, December 2nd, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Short Prade 9am cleaned & scrubbed Hut sent Parcel & weekly Mirror to Louie afternoon holiday sent letters to Simpson Woonton Thorne Bymill
Sunday, December 3rd, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Church Prade 9am sent letters to Annie. Mabel & C. Perrin. afternoon Band Concert in Picture Hall. night joined S.A. got letter from Aunt Annie & Elsie
Monday, December 4th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Short prade 9am Practice rest of morning (fine cool & bright) got letters from Aunt Annie & Elsie. sent letter to Aunt Annie. Practice rest afternoon
Tuesday, December 5th, 1916
revellie 3.30 Draft went to France 4.15 band played to station got back 6.30 breakfast 7am Short prade 9am very cold morning Practice afternoon
Wednesday, December 6th, 1916
fine cool morning revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 9am Practice morning 1.45Pm Prade 2 observation ballons 2Pm another same way passed over Witley camp Practice afternoon
Thursday, December 7th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am 9am route march about 10 miles rested twice dinner 12.30 Pm got letters from Louie & Mother afternoon Band Practice wrote letter to Louie
Friday, December 8th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am went to trenches 8.45 Home for dinner fine day. 2.45 went towards Bramshott 5 miles to meet a new draft for our battalion from 157th
Saturday, December 9th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 9am scrubbed out hut. rained nearly all night & morning Dinner 12.30 afternoon Holiday
Sunday, December 10th, 1916
got Parcel from Elsie socks Nov 22nd/16 revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Church Service 9am wrote letter to Elsie thanking her for socks Tea 4.15 Pm celery
Monday, December 11th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Rained nearly all night Practice in morning afternoon to dentist had one root out had to cut gums
Tuesday, December 12th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Hut ordely had to sweep hut. Practice rest of morning. dull damp morning. afternoon Practice got letter from Elsie Atkinson
Wednesday, December 13th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 8.45 am Practice afternoon Practice fine day. night outpost duties 3 hours pich dark
Thursday, December 14th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am route march 7.30 sixteen miles and a half afternoon sept until 4.15 tea 5Pm got parcel from Emma & Mother got papers from Mabel dated Nov 2nd letters from Louie
Friday, December 15th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am played battallion to trenches. afternoon went to meet Batt 3.45Pm supper at 5Pm
Saturday, December 16th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade at 9am played to ground & Back at 11.30 afternoon holiday for parcel from Mabel & family small draft picked for France
Sunday, December 17th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Church service at 8.45 am dull cool morning afternoon wrote letter to Louie
Monday, December 18th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am 8.45 prade 9am bombing lesson or lecture until 12.05Pm afternoon bombing Practice at trenches
Tuesday, December 19th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 9am Cleaned one instrument while the others had physical drill & bombing lecture afternoon Prade to trenches night outpost duty
Wednesday, December 20th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am 9am Prade bombing lecture 11.30 Physical drill. sent birthday cards to Mr Gerry & Will Mason and also cards to Gladys & Beatrice wrote to Mother got holly & green & decorated hut
Thursday, December 21st, 1916
Shortest day revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am raining hard no prade finished decorating hut Prade 12.45 route march about 10½ miles
Friday, December 22nd, 1916
revellie 4am Breakfast 4.30am Played draft to Station got letter & parcel from Aunt Annie & letter from Annie Spicer wrote letter to Aunt Annie went to trenches to meet Battalion
Saturday, December 23rd, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Short Prade at 9.30am rained nearly all morning dinner 12.30 afternoon holiday
Sunday, December 24th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Church prade 8.45am Dinner 12am afternoon holiday Bright day had service on prade grounds. Played retreat 4.30Pm
Monday, December 25th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Christmas day holiday. fine dinner Turkey. Ham mashed Potatoes peas. Plum pudding sauce. & bag mixed nuts & orange
Tuesday, December 26th, 1916
revellie 6.15 Breakfast 7am Prade 9am whole Battallion ordered to get ready for France within 10 days Played for retreat 4.30
Wednesday, December 27th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am very frosty morning went bombing we cleaned up. Notified for France got new Equipment (Web) got parcel from Annie dated Nov 14/16
Thursday, December 28th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am 9am Prade 9.20 for any new clothes. afternoon route march about 10½ miles full new equipment. 6Pm 187th Calgary arrived at camp from Olympic
Friday, December 29th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 8.45 dismissed for a little while. afternoon prade 1.45 Played for short time
Saturday, December 30th, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade to dentist for impression 9am. about 20 men went to Bramshott Ward. Clarke & Cupfburt
Sunday, December 31st, 1916
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am 9am went to Dentist draft came in from 169th 250 men. got letters from Mother Louie & Aunt Annie. papers dated 9 & 11th from Aunt Annie Sent instrument to Boosey's
