Back with Sykes shooting – bad luck:

8th November [1916] Wednesday

Artillery still registering. HQ again vetoed going out. Back with Sykes shooting – bad luck: only one partridge. New rumour – that the 22nd Div will be relieved by Russians on the 15th of this month and withdraw to Egypt for the purpose of reorganization leave to England of 25% at a time of the establishment.
It has been raining and misting like the devil for days now – everything wet and everybody miserable. Thank God there is a moon or the nights would be too awful for words
Received orders to do my patrolling towards Goldie Hill tomorrow.