Walford: A splendid summer day. The Captain and self went to the wirecutting guns. Hoyland remained at the Mess to bury Br. Spencer and also to get a billet from the town Mayor in Maillet. I laid out the lines of No. 4 gun but at first attempt read off the wrong angle, which caused a lot of heat. I am not used to the No. 3 director and it has a bad zero mark. We eventually got going but when 95 rounds were fired the brigade asked us to stop as only 400 rounds were allotted to our brigade and we were to fire high explosive. In the afternoon, we made the total up to 341 and stopped. We got a lot of work put in at the position and I dug quite a nice hole in the ammunition pit during the time there was no firing. Siggers went off to the wagon line that night, Cruikshank having come up. Kellagher dined with us and it was quite like old times again.
Bee: A beautiful day, bright sunshine. Went up to the OP to carry on the wire cutting, as Walrond had to go to the frontline with the colonel. But had only fired 30 rounds when a message came through to say to cut down our expenditure to 400 rounds per Brigade, which looks as if the show will be put off. Up until yesterday, we were to shoot as much as possible and we got rid of 900 rounds from four guns. Saw Walford today and heard about his effort at Stuff Redoubt, which he was recommended for. Then came back to the Brigade for afternoon tea.
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