All the notebooks were written on the right hand page and additions, photos, cartoons or other documents were added to the left hand page.

26^th July. 1916.         Orders were received about 9 p.m. to proceed to trenches south of Longueval prior to making an attack.  I had previously reconnoitred the ground with Coy Commanders and received verbal preliminary orders about 7 p.m.  As gas shells were reported to be falling freely in the valley we halted until about 2 a.m.

On the opposite page is a sketch plan of the area between Longueval and High Wood.