Monday Mar. 16]
Dinner 6.30 then slack till 9.0 during which time we visited a Parochial institute affair & had a sing sing & cards.
Lights out 11.0 sleeping & other arrangements excellent. Sleep in a second floor of a barn. Quite a nice size. Feed in a marquee. Food v. good. Only about 1/2 mile to field where we operate.
Tuesday Mar. 17
Reveille 6.30. Disgusting hour. Parade 7.0. Flag Drill. Rotten
Brekker 8.0. More cheering
Inspection 9.30 soon over
Parade 9.45 Reading Morse got on pretty well.
[Tue. Mar. 17
A little discussion followed in the marquee at 11.0 on counting words. Then at 11.30 we started sending messages (pair work) practice only. We or rather I read the other people's message fairly successfully. Then had to send most words twice.
Lunch 1.0. Parade 2.0. I was on Monwoods station at Wingrave. Was answering & reading answers (mostly at telescope). Got back about 6.0.
Dinner 6.30. Then institute again until 8.45. The Vicar's wife provided coffee for us tonight & very good coffee too. Lamps 9.0. Couldn't read for nuts. Pretty tired by the time L.O. went at 11.0