Sunday Sept. 5th 1915 Put in half day working on new 1/2500 map. Go on pass to Steenwerh - at the Touquets made to consume a whole jug of beer - Baxter J- Old Marie nearly in hysterics at seeing us - Supper at the Oliviera - Meet old Charles are taken across to sea the old lady - encore des canons debiere - at the Oliviers only allowed to pay the base cast of the beaten eggs - 'c'est maman que va cous regaler again go through the catalogue with the general - promises to try get me stripes.

Ration of rum issued - usual results - needed only by boys in trenches - badly by them for everything is liquid mud.