Wednesday July 20th

-16th Batt. moved back to Neuve Eglise - Called before Maj. Peck & Capt Morrison instructed to survey trenches - Chose Baxter as assistant - Moved down to dugout at Prouse Cor, drawing rations from Red Cross 3rd Batt. - Get a bullet thru hair while standing on Messines Road & arrested as Germ. Spies & halled before officers of 8th Battalion - Insult to injury.

Rustle up 6 tins "Maconchie"

Thursday July 21st

Start survey with Prismatic Compass -Much suspicion & Trouble with sentries Tonight the Germans shell one of our aeroplanes - The whole of a shrapnel casing landing 100' from our dugout, burying in 18" - Some of new draft in the 3rd ultra cautious - periscopes through loophole plates - Col. Rennie of the 3rd phones Bde HQrs about us - Get trenches 125-127 done

BC Archives, MS-0392 Box 1 Volume 4 / FRANK SWANNELL PAPERS / Diary and enclosures, 1915.