June 20th 1915

Shells dropped in camp of 9th Battn. Causing about 24 casualties; this was about a quarter of a mile from us. Shifted to huts a little further up the road. Started digging dugouts and were shelled before finishing but no damage done.

June 20th 1916

I went up with Lewis Gunners to take over positions from K.O.S.B. (K(?) sector Roclincourt). Fritz dropped a few big trench mortars right in the trench just in front of us as we were going up, as a sort of a welcome, and filled the trench right up and, incidentally, put the wind up us a bit.