25-28 June 1915 Visit Hooge defences very wet. Everything fairly quiet. Germans shelled [St EIOI – crossed out] the Ecole last night & set it on fire. A few men wounded. This has been used for some time as Brigade Head Quarters & a medical collecting station during an action. I hear the cellars are still intact – a great deal of rain fell again last night. 29 June 1915 Visited Hooge defences in the afternoon settled details [with – crossed out] in connection with the proposed operations. The Germans have strengthened their positions considerably since the 15th but they have made no attempt to retake the ground we captured. 30 June 1915 My command of the Royal Scots Fusiliers expires today – the battalion very kindly asked me to dinner, but there are very