Laying out line of fire - very good success. Puff series with the major - get badly balled up, being my first try at this game. Canadian casualty lists still appaling heavy - Ypres salient! Thoroughly discouraging day - obtaining lines of fire . LO.RO not intervisible - very poor work- in PM complete mess made of matters - puff series 6-7:30 - make a poor fist of it - resolve to get my corporal to give lots more practise. Jack Mitchell writes he is getting Military Cross & Captaincy. Short special;ist parade - inoculation - afternoon ranging on puff board with Major Eady & Jenkinson. Sit up late letter writing. Maj. Gibson & Forbes (old cog S.M. ) in wounded list. Writing letters hard. With Jenkinson call on Major's wife - most garrulous - prolonged call. Letter writing until midnight. C.E. Swannell wounded. B.O.S. London comes in with telegram for Corp. Sharple " Meet me tomorrow if possible .Kathleen". As Sharples is meeting a girl we take no action.