| Wed 22 Sep |  | Off to Worksop |
| Sat 25 Sep | | Rugger. Film "Odette" |
| Sun 26 Sep | | Walked into Welbeck park |
| Mon 27 Sep | | Work all day. Talk on CCF |
| Tue 28 Sep | | Work and rugger |
| Wed 29 Sep | | Half day. Listened to the radio |
| Thu 30 Sep | | Went for a run - 2nd |
| Fri 1 Oct | | Lessons and rugger |
| Sat 2 Oct | | Films - "Kiss me Cat", "Champion Charlie" and "Where no Vultures Fly" |
| Sun 3 Oct | | Rugger in the morning. Stamp Club |
| Mon 4 Oct | | CCF and work |
| Wed 6 Oct | | 1st XV played (sic) Heach Three Englander 21-9 them |
| Thu 7 Oct | | Letter from Mum |
| Fri 8 Oct | | Got a parcel |
| Sat 9 Oct | | In detention. Off games. Nothing exciting |
| Sun 10 Oct | | Exeat Sunday, did not go out. Walked into Welbeck park and got to the lake - geese, pheasant |
| Mon 11 Oct | | CCF had some uniform. Got a letter from Stew |
| Tue 12 Oct | | Assembly instead of chapel |
| Wed 13 Oct | | PT. Rugger |
| Thu 14 Oct | | Choral Society. Run 'short-short' |
| Fri 15 Oct | | No rugger - 'short-short' |
| Sat 16 Oct | | Choral Society |
| Sun 17 Oct | | Exeat. Went with the whole family to the Bell |
| Mon 18 Oct | | CCF. Half holiday transferred to Friday |
| Thu 21 Oct | | Went to Sheffield with the Stamp Club and saw a super exhibition |
| Fri 22 Oct | | Captain Peter Churchill gave a very good lecture on the Resistance movement in France. |
| | Half-day from Monday |
| Sat 23 Oct | | Gilbert & Sullivan |
| Sun 24 Oct | | No exeat. Rainy and rather boring. Choral Society in morning |
| Mon 25 Oct | | CCF. Learned, or rather, taught knots |
| | Mr Adams conked me on the nut with a ruler. Got a parcel. Scored a try |
| Tue 26 Oct | | Woke up for first frost at Worksop. |
| Wed 27 Oct | | Nothing much to do and the same amount happened |
| Thu 28 Oct | | Heard the Vienna Boys Choir in Sheffield. Very good. Off at 6:00 back at 10:30. Half day |
| Fri 29 Oct | | Scored a try |
| Sat 30 Oct | | Watched match against King Edward's school. Nothing interesting |
| Sun 31 Oct | | Exeat. Did not go out. Boring day. Super evensong |
| Mon 1 Nov | | WHOLE HOLIDAY. Went to York - museum etc. No bus - fog |
| Tue 2 Nov | | No bus - fog. 1st XV house match |
| Wed 3 Nov | | Played in 2nd XV house match lost 10-0 |
| Thu 4 Nov | | CCF film |
| Fri 5 Nov | | No bus. Ran to gates for Winn |
| Sat 6 Nov | | Another run to gates for Winn. Huge ????? to Rigg |
| Sun 7 Nov | | Walked to Welbeck lakes. Rhododendrons in bloom |
| Mon 8 Nov | | No bus. Field Day. Corporal. Busses. Rain. Mouse |
| Tue 9 Nov | | No bus my fault. Read in Divinity |
| Wed 10 Nov | | Do not bother about the bus now |
| Fri 12 Nov | | First day of the play. Exeats. Rugger |
| Sat 13 Nov | | Play. Exeats. Went out |
| Sun 14 Nov | | My birthday. Last day of the play. Exeat. Presents |
| Mon 15 Nov | | CCF film - Guildford |
| Tue 16 Nov | | Saw a light fuse. |
| Wed 17 Nov | | Frost. Father Pickles yaawwnnn |
| Thu 18 Nov | | Permission to stay at home for Gilly's birthday [19 Jan] |
| Sat 20 Nov | | S&G films, atom bomb, air show 1953. |
| Mon 22 Nov | | CCF film - Aldershot to Pangbourne |
| Tue 23 Nov | | Rain |
| Wed 24 Nov | | ?owdeller's day |
| Thu 25 Nov | | Choral Society |
| Fri 26 Nov | | Jones expelled |
| Sun 28 Nov | | Exeat no go |
| Mon 29 Nov | | CCF |
| Tue 30 Nov | | Wind. Half-day. Hair cut |
| Sat 4 Dec | | Films "Puddy Tat", "Odd Man Out" |
| Sun 5 Dec | | Choral Society practice |
| Mon 6 Dec | | Frost. Got a grain paper. CCF |
| Wed 8 Dec | | Snow |
| Mon 13 Dec | | No CCF |
| Tue 14 Dec | | Choral Society concert. School House 1st XV won. Hill got knocked out |
| Wed 15 Dec | | "Will any Gentleman?". House party. Sat on high table |
| Thu 16 Dec | | Read in the carol Service. Went home. |