of water Nov 16 Change 9th Brigade Head Quarters near Ypres - nothing much doing Nov 17 Trenches heavily shelled some trenches vacated but again reoccupied Nov 18-19 Some of the regiments come out of trenches & have a nights rest. We take over a bit of 7th Brigade line French fail to come up to relieve our tired battalions. Hard frost and snow. Nov 20 Ground covered with snow this morning mud in some road up to ones knees - relieved by French and the brigade marches to WESTOUTRE Nov 21 Halt & rest Nov 22 Get leave home till morning of 27th