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May 1st	Packing up, marched to old Front Line in Supports. Rested in Shell Holes.
May 2nd	Working Parties. Packing up. Battle Order, in Reserve for 92nd Brigade going over.
May 3rd	In Reserve to East Yorks going over, who got badly cut up, relieved them in front line.
May 4th	Got relieved at night, went in close supports. Getting relieved next day.
May 5th	Went in Reserve Hill 80. On Fatigue at night. Got a bad shaking, rifle smashed out of my hand, also 2 killed & 5 wounded of same Party. Click here to view original text
May 6th	Still in Reserve in Shell Holes.
May 7th	Still in Reserve for our Batt.
May 8th	Taking over advance Posts in Front Line.
May 9th	3.30AM Boshe came over, but dispersed later, 3 killed & 5 wounded, very hot all day. Click here to view original text
May 10th	In Same Position.
May 11th	Got relieved by York & Lancs, Batt. went in dugouts on Arras & Lens Railway Cutting.
May 12th	Got relieved, went to Ecurie.
May 13th	Cleaning up.
May 14th	Same Routines.
May 15th	Parade 8.45AM. Musketry & Arms Drill; same in Afternoon.
May 16th	Same Routines.
May 17th	Same Routines.
May 18th	Same Routines.
May 19th	Same Routines.
May 20th	Same Routines.
May 21st	Same Routines.
May 22nd	Same Routines.
May 23rd	Same Routines.
May 24th	Same Routines.
May 25th	Same Routines.
May 26th	Same Routines.
May 27th	Packing up, moved to Roclincourt 8.0AM, very hot, arrived 11.0AM. On Fatigue, 6.45PM in Support Trench.
May 28th	Parade 2.0PM. Arms Drills: Musketry & Bayonet Fighting. On Fatigue at night.
May 30th	Same Routines.
May 31st	Same Routines. Football Match, Artillery versus East Lancs.
June 1st	Same Routines. Working Parties.
June 2nd	Same Routines. Col. Rickman comes back to the Battallion.
June 3rd	Same Routines. Off duty at night, for a rest, but no use, an Enemy Aeroplane came over & dropped his Pills in Camp.
June 4th	Parade 2.0PM. Musketry, Arms, & Bayonet Fighting. On Fatigue at night.
June 5th	Same Routines.
June 6th	Same Routines, but off duty at night.
June 7th	Same Routines. Working Party.
June 8th	Same Routines.
June 9th	Same Routines.
June 10th	Packing up. Relieving in the line 11.0AM, went in Supports.
June 11th	In Supports. On Rations Party at night to 'X' Coy. Plenty of Whiz Bangs coming over our way.
June 12th	Same Routines (except Whiz Bangs).
June 13th	Same Routines. 1 Killed, 7 Wounded by a Dud Shell.
June 14th	Same Routines. Got relieved at night by 13th Y & Lancs, went in Reserves near Batt H.Q.
June 15th	In Reserve. On Working Party at night. Same Posts in Supports, badly knocked about.
June 16th	Same Routines.
June 17th	Same Routines.
June 18th	In Reserve. Got Relieved by another Division at night.
June 19th	In Huts on Arras & Lens Road. On Working Party at night.
June 20th	Same Routines.
June 21st	Same Routines. Off Duty at night.
June 22nd	Same Routines. Working in Front Line at Night.
June 23rd	No Parade. Off Duty at Night.
June 24th	No Parade. Off at night. Taking over Orderly Sergeant.
June 25th	Orderly Sergeant.
June 26th	Orderly Sergeant.
June 27th	Orderly Sergeant.
June 28th	Orderly Sergeant. Battallion Attack on Enemies First Line & Gained Objectives with few casualties. Click here to view original text
June 29th	Orderly Sergeant.
June 30th	Handing over duties of Orderly Sergeant.
July 1st	Anniversary of our first Attack. Parade 9.0AM. Arms Drills. Afternoon Sports.
July 2nd	Same Routines.
July 3rd	Battallion Drill & Baths in Afternoon.
July 4th	Parade 9.0AM under Company Arrangements. Sports in Afternoon.
July 5th	Parade 9.0AM. Same Routines.
July 6th	Parade 8.30AM. Belts & Bayonets. Marched 6 Kilos to see His Majesty pass on his tour round the 1st Army Area. Click here to view original text
July 7th	Parade 9.30AM. Firing on Range, Baths in Afternoon.
July 8th	Parade 10.30AM. Marched to Acq for Gas Respirator Test. Sports in Afternoon.
July 9th	Parade 9.0AM. Coy Drill & Musketry. Sports in Afternoon.
July 10th	Parade 9.0AM. Same Routines. Football Match in Afternoon by No 10 & No 16 Plattoons.
July 11th	Parade 9.0AM. Same Routines.
July 12th	Parade 9.0AM. Packing up, taking over trenches, myself being left to join The Brigade School.
July 13th	Parade 9.0AM, taking Classes on Musketry. Same in Afternoon.
July 14th	Same Routines. Orderly Sergeant for the Day.
July 15th	Parade 9.0AM. Exam on Musketry. Same in Afternoon.
July 16th	Same Routines.
July 17th	Same Routines.
July 18th	Same Routines.
July 19th	Parade 9.0AM. Firing on Range, also taking classes in Afternoon.
July 20th	Parade 9.0AM. Exam on Musketry.
July 21st	Same Routines.
July 22nd	Same Routines.
July 23rd	Battallion coming out of the Line. Moved to Mont St. Eloi.
July 24th	Baths & Cleaning Up.
July 25th	Arms Drill, P.T. & Wiring Practise.
July 26th	Same Routines.
July 27th	Same Routines. Parade at night 9.30PM. Respirator Practise on a March.
July 28th	Parade 10.30AM. Inspection of Rifles by Armoury Sgt., also watching wiring Competition.

Unfortunately I finished Diarying on the above Date, or I may have had a little more detail. P.A.

Sergt. P. Allsup
Pear Tree Cottage
Clayton Green
Chorley
Lancs

Finished his Soldiering Career on the 7th March 1919.

Permission to publish the transcript of Percy Allsup's diary is by kind courtesy of Percy B. Allsup. Transcript © Andrew C. Jackson 2000.