November 1
Wrote several letters today, raining hard today
November 2
Massage and dressing every day, received two newspapers and several letters today
November 3
Pouring rain all day, nothing much doing today
November 4
Met Ben Robertson today, received letter from Mrs. Howell thanking me for information about Larry's death
November 5
Wrote letter to Bob, raining all day, got letter from Fred Morrison saying Cook, MacLean and Graham are wounded
November 6
Electric massage and dressing of red lotion twice a day for my wound, raining, got order from M.O. not to attend any parades
November 7
Clear day for a change, over to cinema in evening, very good show, German envoys reach Allied headquarters today
November 8
Over to cinema in evening, quite a number of returned prisoners are in the same as I am, prisoners since 1915 and worked in salt mines
November 9
Leg showing signs of improving, Harold Martin was killed in the big push, to cinema in evening, Germany in revolution, German envoy expected to sign armistice tomorrow
November 10
Kaiser and Crown Prince abdicate the throne, met Slim Watkins and Red Taylor, Roy Harty and Leslie Cline killed, leg doing well, wrote several letters today
November 11
Germans sign armistice this morning at 5:00 a.m. and surrender unconditionally, troops are cheering and nearly crazed with joy, raining hard, Canadians capture Mons
November 12
Fine day, went up to London in afternoon by train, streets crowded, everyone celebrating about Piccadilly Strand, Camberwell and Westminster by taxi, back to Epson at night, very tired and leg very sore, London sure is a gay city just now, the noise seems to get to my nerves for when I got wounded, the concussion shook my nerves a little
November 13
Nice warm day, played cards and rested, my wound is no worse for my trip yesterday, Crown Prince is assassinated by his own troops is the rumour
November 14
Massage today, weather clear and very cold at nights, bought a pair of soft shoes because the issue ones I have are hurting my heel, a fellow who used to sleep in the next bed to me in Canterbury cam in to see me
November 15
General Turner, GOC Canadians in England visited camp today and told us the Canadians were to go back to Canada very soon, some likely in a month, had my leg dressed in dressing station with ointment and it made my wound much worse
November 16
Loaned my watch to Sister Taylor for a while, heel very sore from wearing hard boots, fine warm day but frosty nights
November 17
Cold and clear today, cinema in evening, wrote several letters, Sister makes special trip up to the dressing ward to fix my wound on Sundays
November 18
Down to Epson tonight, went down in an ambulance and came back to camp in an ambulance
November 19
Had some special dressing put on my wound which hurts a great deal, went over to cinema in evening
November 20
Received a box of some apples from Mother and quite a number of letters, lecture over at YMCA on the revolution in Russia, Warren came in to see me, he makes me disgusted, very thick fog today
November 21
German submarines are being surrendered to British in bunches of twenty, their main battle fleet is to surrender tomorrow, at movie show in evening
November 24
Wound shows signs of healing up which tickles me pink, to the movie show in the evening, good show, have some great arguments with the draftees, raining tonight
November 25
Clear day, received quite a few letters from Canada today
November 26
Nothing unusual today, to the movie show in the evening
November 27
Received two parcels today, one of apples and another from the AYPA at Holy Trinity, played cards to pass the time, raining today
November 28
Massage inspection at 11:00 a.m., nearly got sent back to hospital because my wound is so slow healing up, have two pounds left and am wondering what I will do about Christmas
November 29
Movie show in evening, feeling much better now since I bought some pills with iron in them for my blood because my running wound weakens me
November 30
Fine sunny day, wrote a couple of letters and spun yarns in evening, to movie show also which was very good tonight
