Further training near Arras.
Donald goes on leave on the 7th but returns at some point in December in time to sign the battalion’s war diaries for December 1916.
- 1st to 2nd Dec
Complete training
Prepare to move to Arras - 3rd Dec
Moved into Arras
Battalion HQ at the Hôtel de l’Univers - 4th to 6th Dec
General repair work -
7th Dec
Battalion moved to J2 sub-sector.Major Hunt left on leave. Capt. Mitchell assumed command of the 4th SAI.
- 7th to 31st Dec
Trench warfare in J1, J2 and J3 subsections -
31st Dec
War diary of the 4th SAI signed by D.R. Hunt Major Comdg S.A. Scottish
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