Monday, January 1st, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am 9am Short prade nothing doing rest of morning dinner 12.30Pm Prade 1.45Pm cleaned instruments
Tuesday, January 2nd, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am 9am Short Prade nothing doing rest of morning 2Pm went to Dentist to get seven new teeth kept me until 4.45Pm got registered letter from Louie
Wednesday, January 3rd, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 8am (inspection) wrote to Louie & Mother sent papers to Louie 1.45 Short Prade & route march about 8½ miles fine weather
Thursday, January 4th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Short Prade 8am until 9am fine morning sent letters to Aunt Annie, Elsie & Mother with cards in. got letters from May & Mother Prade 2Pm Physical drill 3Pm
Friday, January 5th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 9am full kit Inspection by General Leckie. Dinner 1Pm afternoon Prade 2.40Pm dismissed for day
Saturday, January 6th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 8.45 Squad drill for one hour 2Pm short Prade sent letter to Mother Tea at 5Pm sent weekly sketch to Louie
Sunday, January 7th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Church Prade at 9am Musketry Prade at 10am Dinner 12 noon wrote letter to Louie with copy of letter to Lodges letter to Annie with card
Monday, January 8th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Short Prade at 8.45am Practice couple of marches Prade 1.45 snow & rain terrible afternoon holiday
Tuesday, January 9th, 1917
revellie 5.30 Breakfast 6am Prade 7am to Aldershot rifle ranges rifle & gas Helmet Practice all day went by train got home about 7Pm 25 rounds each cold & windy
Wednesday, January 10th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Short Prade 8.45am Cleaned our instruments Prade at 2Pm Practice rest of afternoon
Thursday, January 11th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Short Prade 8.45 very wet & snowey. Practiced in hut tea 5.30Pm
Friday, January 12th, 1917
revellie 6am Breakfast 6.30am Prade 8am marches about 5 miles field day had dinner outpost afternoon got home about 6Pm
Saturday, January 13th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am short prade to Thursley commons came back at 12.30Pm dinner afternoon holiday got letter from Mother & Aunt Annie
Sunday, January 14th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am staff prade 8am Church service at 9am dinner 12am wrote letter to Mother & Aunt Annie got letter from Annie sent letter to Boosey & Co
Monday, January 15th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 8.45am - 11am Played Battalion back from Prade grounds. Dinner 12.30Pm 1.45 Short Prade cleaned instruments wrote letter to Annie
Tuesday, January 16th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am inspection by Col Sharpe full kit at 10am Muster Prade 11am Dinner 12.30 Short Prade 1.45 rest afternoon nothing doing 6.30 night manouvres at the trenches
Wednesday, January 17th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 8.45am to trenches 12am got 7 letters 1 from masons making life member afternoon 1.45 short Prade Band Practice read all the letters. 1 mother 2 Louie 1 Aunt Annie 1 Ethel 1 Bricklayers & Masonic
Thursday, January 18th, 1917
Boosey for instrument Revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 8.45 to Thurslay Commons sent letters to Mother & Louie. Aunt Annie. Ethel & girls Holiday in afternoon
Friday, January 19th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 8.45am. route march about 14 ½ miles got back about 1.30 afternoon rest. Supper 5Pm dull damp day
Saturday, January 20th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 8.45 rest till 10am - went to prade grounds for battalion drill until 12.30Pm afternoon holiday cold & damp day
Sunday, January 21st, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Church Service 9am. got letter & receipt from Boosey & Co for Saxaphone Wrote letter to May Mason. cool dull day supper 4.30Pm
Monday, January 22nd, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am 8.45am Prade to trenches live bomb throwing Back at 12.45Pm Short Prade 2Pm got a letter from Louie Practice rest afternoon Supper 5Pm sent Weekley Mirror to Louie
Tuesday, January 23rd, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade at 8.30am route march 14½ miles. wrote to Louie. Dinner 1.30Pm Muster Prade 3.30Pm very cold fine sunset Supper 5Pm
Wednesday, January 24th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 8.45am - 9.30am Practice fine morning. 2Pm Prade 2.30 Bayonet fighting for I hour. Physical drill 1 hour Supper 5Pm
Thursday, January 25th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Prade 8.45. went to meet a new draft of 169th for 116th got back about 1Pm Prade 2.15Pm. Physical drill 3Pm got letter from Mother & Aunt Annie
Friday, January 26th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am 9am Prade full Pack to trenches came home to dinner & fetched that Battalion back at 3.30Pm sent letter to Aunt & Elsie Supper 5Pm
Saturday, January 27th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Short Prade 9am went to Prade grounds 10.30am Battalion drill. fine & cold weather sent weekly Mirror to Louie got papers from Aunt Annie dated Dec 29 & 30
Sunday, January 28th, 1917
to Masonic revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Church Prade 9am got letter from Louie & Paper from Aunt Annie fine sunshiney morning Dinner 12.30Pm sent letter to Louie & paper letter of thanks to C. Simpson tea 5Pm
Monday, January 29th, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Short prade 8.45 Practice rest of morning. very fine day sunshiney but a little cool. Dinner 1Pm marched to Thursley Commons for inspection got parcel from Ascension Sunday school Toronto
Tuesday, January 30th, 1917
Heavy marching order (every prade) revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am went to Hankley commons field manouevres all day had dinner on commons got home about 4.30Pm Tea 5Pm went to Y.M.C.A.
Wednesday, January 31st, 1917
revellie 6.30 Breakfast 7am Short prade 8.45 am. fine but cold. 1.45 Short Prade 2.30 put up barb wire entanglements Supper 5Pm got parcel from Louie dated Nov 14 been France
