A handwritten First World War diary table

Before: the source page

Faded First World War diary with nine handwritten entries arranged in five columns. A detailed description follows. — A faded landscape page headed “WAR DIARY”, with “INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY” crossed out. Five printed columns organise nine handwritten entries: Place; Date; Hour; Summary of Events and Information; and Remarks and references to Appendices. The entries follow the battalion from Larkhill through Folkestone and Boulogne to Vauchelle-lès-Domart in October and November 1915. Initialled signatures repeat in the right column. A printed form reference runs along the bottom.

After: saved Chronicle output

This result is from a 10 November 2026 scan of the source page shown above. It is shown as a working example with errors still under review.

Saved transcription: places, dates, times, events and appendix references
Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information	Remarks and references to Appendices
Larkhill	31/10/15	10 am.	Battalion received orders to hold itself in readiness to proceed overseas	RPB
Larkhill	8/11/15		3 Officers 102 other ranks and transport [Struck through: to] left Larkhill for Havre via Southampton	RPB
Larkhill	9/11/15	8.20 a.m.	Remainder Battalion left Larkhill	RPB
Folkestone	9/11/15	1-30 p.m.	Arrived Folkestone. Billeted in Drill Hall.	RPB
ditto	10/11/15	12-15 p.m.	Embarked on Atalanta	RPB
ditto	10/11/15	4-10 p.m.	Sailed from Folkestone	RPB
Boulogne	10/11/15	10 p.m.	Arrived and marched to OSTREHOVE rest camp arriving 12 mn.	RPB
ditto	11/11/15	12 noon	Left camp - Entrained 1-15 p.m to PONT REMY. Arrived PONT REMY 5 p.m. Marched to VAUCHELLE LES DOMART - Rained Distance about 10 miles	RPB
VAUCHELLE LES DOMART	12/11/15	12.30 a.m.	Billeted - Rained all day.	RPB

What to check

The table makes the entries navigable by row and column. It does not prove that every word is correct. Signature initials and a crossed-out word are uncertain; the saved output gives confident readings that need checking. Blank time cells have been retained. The original scan is the authority.