April
- Sun 1
- Church Parade.
- Mon 2
- Letter to D.M.P. Letter from Gerty. Returned from range, unfinished account of snow, etc.
- Tue 3
- Finished firing today. Got half doz. photos.
- Wed 4
- Half a day's holiday. Soldier's Club. Reconstructed L D System Shorthand from memory.
- Thu 5
- Sent photo to Vi, with letter. In Colchester Public Library this evening. Very large room something like home Birmingham.
- Fri 6
- Church Parade. Supposed to play in a "Procession of Witness" round Colchester. This is too much for thy servant, Lord. Missed it by peculiar accident.
- Sat 7
- Went to see "When Knights Were Bold" at T.R. Excellent! Just my style. P. Adlam undertakes R.S.M. batman duties. Thought last night how fat I was getting. See the sequel on next page. What a life.
- Sun 8
- Wrote to Gerty. Wrote to H.M.M. Chaplain's Farewell, today.
- Mon 9
- Passed recommendation for A1. Wondering in the club tonight what some people imagine soldiers are. Seem to treat them like poor relations.
- Tue 10
- Report sick for eye-test this morning. Been to Colchester Mil. Hospital and have to call for the oculars in a week's time. Dodging gas drill.
- Thu 12
- Wrote letter on Tuesday to tell Nellie about the A/1 business. But tore it up in a different frame of mind. Behind the necessity of making the communication to someone. sometime, I think there was a strain of personal vanity. That is my excuse.
- Sat 14
- Transferred to A Coy. A1.
- Sun 15
- Went to Hythe Quay this evening. M. Or.
- Mon 16
- Wrote Miss Phillips.
- Tue 17
- Wrote Gerty. Went through gas-chamber this afternoon. Feature - had no standard tests, but name was down so passed through. Effect - smarting nose and tears.
- Wed 18
- Wrote Nellie M. a great deal relative to the subject of happiness in the choice of friends; and my own bigoted opinions thereon.
- Thu 19
- There is one who I can pray for and overcome my pride and disbelief for. There is one who I have no right and no chance to help and protect. I commend her into the hands of a good God.
- Sun 22
- Parcel from Gerty. Full of good things very much needed during the shortage of grub in this rotten Company.
- Fri 27
- Kit Week.
- Mon 30
- Commenced Field Training. Parade with A Company. Find Joseph is treating his men in a different way, now, to when they were annexed.