15th - 19th August 1914 -Spies... -

August 15^th Saturday

About 10.00pm Sentry reports signaling.  2 shots are fired at us, but we replied with 3 rounds rapid.  Unfortunately did not capture the culprits.

August 16^th Sunday

We are paid another £2.00.  Stockers girl comes down in afternoon and so we had another party.

August 17^th Monday

As I am flush I sent £2.00 home, but have not had a single letter from anyone.  Awfully disappointed.  Made another visit to Randall’s and then had tea in a little teashop in town.

August 18^th Tuesday

Was paid the remaining £1.00 of the bounty and so I sent that home.  We are now quite pally with everyone here, especially the maids from the big houses.

August 19^th Wednesday

Went into Alton and bought a watch also a razor.  

Had a surprise on return, a spy is knocking about, and we are to be on the watch.  Strange to say at 11.00pm the patrol disturbed a man on the line, who ran for his life across a field to the road and then raced off on a motor bike.  We were unlucky.