January 20, 1917
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About the first thing I did was to have a wash and shave after which I began to feel myself again, but the cold was very severe, and I felt very cold and miserable all day, even near a fire my back would be cold so altogether my return was not of the cheeriest. The best thing of all was to see the chaps again, as after all, a man’s unit is his home.
During the day I managed to rake up some bedding and so prepared for a cold night which luckily I slept right through. During the day I was kept talking some, telling of my doings, etc etc, each comparing notes and those who had still to go asked questions until bed put an end to it all. My first duty was to write up this diary before I had forgotten it all.