October 27, 1917
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A beautiful day, and feeling particularly bright decided to go to “Steenewerck” in order to locate Dave Drummond’s grave supposed to be in “Trois Arbres” cemetery there. Reached there at midday and after a lunch of Pomme de terre and des oeufs set about exploring the cemetery. No luck, however, the grave was not there, and there was no record in the books of the cemetery nor those of the Hospital. Decided then to examine other cemeteries in the neighbourhood, but there was no trace of him.
This took me to within 4 miles of the line, but everything was quiet, like a home in comparison with the Ypres salient. Then set off to Bailleul to the grave registration corps but they had no trace of him either. It looks as if his grave has been lost sight of notwithstanding the fact that the Chaplain said he buried him. It was good to see the old places after 12 months absence, and it was all looking bright.
Arrived back about 7 p.m. after covering about 26 miles walking part of the way and getting a lift in lorries the remainder. At night had one train to load which was completed by midnight. Italy heavily attacked.Germans helping Austria, first report gives 60,000 prisoners and 300 guns taken from the Dagos.