December 1916
December 17
Piquet duty today and last night, Fong Yongs for tea, first sleigh ride this season
December 18
Paraded sick with knee, McKinney taken sick, could not get out of armouries when on sick parade
December 19
Teeth inspection, Temple Theatre
December 20
Route march around Albion Mills, very tired, Lyric theatre with Alice
December 21
With Ptolmy and Rob Morden, cold weather, I have a bad headache
December 22
Drill and boxing, dance at Nurses home at city hospital, my birthday, 19 years
December 23
Went to see Mr. Redford, cold weather, with Alice, gave her present, she left for home
December 24
Home all day, chicken for dinner, received Christmas presents
December 25
Will and Minnie home for dinner, turkey for dinner, nice time at home, at home for evening
December 26
Woke up at 11:30, Mother and I went to Lyric, home for tea, Sparhams to see them at night
December 27
Stayed at home all day, came to town at 9:00 o'clock, walked up King Street and back to armouries
December 28
Told of going to be made a machine gun battalion, was to rink at night and met a girl from Goodyear tire
December 29
On piquet at night, stayed in barracks
December 30
Drill in armouries, walked up town in afternoon, saw S. Edwards and E. Jones, to rink at night, had some nice bands
December 31
Was up to see Shorty's house on the mountain, was home for supper and back to town to sleep