Front line at Gouzeaucourt and hutments

• 5th Dec
  Left Fins for the firing line in the Gouzeaucourt area
  Enemy artillery active
• 6th Dec
  Enemy artillery active
• 7th Dec
  Both artilleries active
  Men beginning to report sick
• 8th Dec
  Firing lively from both sides
• 9th Dec
  Relieved and moved to position in support in Sunken Rd with H.Q. near Quentin crossroads
• 10th Dec
  Moved to hutments S.W. of Gouzeaucourt
• 11th Dec
  Resting
  Great attention to men’s feet
• 12th Dec
  Relieved 3rd SAI in the line
• 13th Dec
  Comparatively quiet compared to last time
• 14th Dec
  Good progress on trenches
  Men’s feet getting sore
• 15th Dec
  Occasional sniping
  Relieved by 3rd SAI
• 16th Dec
  Two companies in support, two in reserve
• 17th Dec
  Feet treatment
• 19th Dec
  Preparing to move forward
  Men not feeling very fit
  Relieved 3rd SAI in the front
• 20th Dec
  Hope to have all men under shelter before next time
  Becoming a quiet sector
• 21st Dec
  Battalion Intelligence officer killed in No Man’s Land
  Sniping active
• 22nd Dec
  Sniping and machine guns active on both sides
• 23rd Dec
  Relieved by 3rd SAI
  Moved to hutments
  Bitterly cold
• 24th Dec
  Men allowed to rest
  Preparations for a good Xmas dinner
• 25th Dec
  Old-fashioned Xmas day
  Snow lying deep
  Baths
  Clean clothing
  Fairly good dinner under circumstances
• 26th Dec
  All men had feet treated
• 27th Dec
  Relieved 3rd SAI 
• 28th Dec
  Started work on shelters, wiring etc.
• 29th Dec
  Very cold
  Enemy artillery active
  Good deal of work done
• 30th Dec
  Heavy barrage by enemy followed by raid
  Suffered severely
  Gouzeaucourt heavily shelled with heavies & gas
  Order to move to support
• 31st Dec
  Trenches cleared in prep for relief

Losses for the month