11th Battalion War Diary, January 1918

11th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/2403
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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events
TOURNEHEM	1/1/18	10pm	During morning ½ hours P.T. By each Coy., remainder of day Coys at disposal of Coy Commanders.
TOURNEHEM	2/1/18	10pm	Battalion and specialist training carried out.
TOURNEHEM	3/1/18	10pm	Brigade holiday.
TOURNEHEM	4/1/18	10pm	Battalion and specialist training during morning. Recreation during afternoon.
TOURNEHEM	5/1/18	10pm	Battalion and specialist training during morning. Recreation during afternoon.
TOURNEHEM	6/1/18	10pm	Church Service.
TOURNEHEM	7/1/18	10pm	Battalion training and inspection by C.O. During morning. Recreation during afternoon.
TOURNEHEM	8/1/18	10pm	Battalion preparations for Corps Commanders Inspection. Snowed all day, indoor lectures, inspection by Corps Commander cancelled owing to inclement weather.
TOURNEHEM	9/1/18	10pm	Battalion carried out Defensive training, Lewis Guns on range.
TOURNEHEM	10/1/18	10pm	Battalion carried out Defensive training, special attention being paid to wiring.
TOURNEHEM	11/1/18	10pm	Battalion carried out Defensive training, Lewis Guns on training.
TOURNEHEM	12/1/18	10pm	Battalion carried out Defensive training, Lewis Guns on training.
TOURNEHEM	13/1/18	10pm	Church Services.
TOURNEHEM	14/1/18	10pm	Battalion paraded as strong as possible and marched to 'B' Range and carried out firing practices.
TOURNEHEM	15/1/18	10pm	Battalion paraded on 'B' Range and carried out firing practices.
TOURNEHEM	16/1/18	10pm	Battalion paraded on 'B' Range and carried out firing practices (application 1st Class + [?-Rapid] 2nd Class).
TOURNEHEM	17/1/18	10pm	All Officers + NCOs (less CSM's) paraded at J.33.a.00.00 for marking our Defensive positions, special attention being paid to Outpost Line Defence. Coys at disposal of CSM's for training.
TOURNEHEM	18/1/18	10pm	Battalion paraded to take up positions at J.33.a.00.00., as marked out on 17/1/18.
TOURNEHEM	19/1/18	10pm	All Coys on Range, Transport moved by road for LANGEMARCK AREA.
TOURNEHEM	20/1/18		Battalion left Tournehem at 4.30am and marched to Audricq, thence by train to ELVERDINGHE where Battalion detrained and marched to CARIBOU CAMP, Battalion all complete in camp by 5.30pm.
CARIBOU CAMP	21/1/18	10pm	Cleaning and improvement of camp.
CARIBOU CAMP	22/1/18	10pm	Battalion training during morning, and recreation during afternoon.
CARIBOU CAMP	23/1/18	10pm	Battalion training, C & D Coys reorganised their Coys into 4 platoons.
CARIBOU CAMP	24/1/18	10pm	Battalion training, A & B Coys reorganised their Coys into 4 platoons, Battalion also bathed.
CARIBOU CAMP	25/1/18	10pm	Battalion left for LA BERGERIE CAMP at 11.15am arriving in camp at 2pm.
LA BERGERIE CAMP	26/1/18	10pm	A & C Coys moved to WOOD 16 and TILLEUL WOOD respectively, and relieved 2 Coys of the 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshires as Brigade Reserve.
LA BERGERIE CAMP	27/1/18	10pm	A & C Coys moved forward from WOOD 16 and TILLEUL WOOD & relieved the remaining 2 Coys 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshires in the Front Line, B & D Coys left LA BERGERIE CAMP & took over the Brigade Reserve positions vacated by A & C Coys, the whole Battalion relief complete by 7pm. Night very quiet, Casualties, Nil.
IN THE LINE	28/1/18	10pm	Our Artillery opened at 4am, and strafed the enemy positions with gas shells for ½ hour, retaliation very slight, remainder of day quiet. Casualties, Nil.
IN THE LINE	29/1/18	10pm	Quiet, slight shelling round CATINAT and [?-MONDOYI FARM]. Casualties, Nil.
IN THE LINE	30/1/18	10pm	Quiet, shelling very slight. Casualties, Nil.
IN THE LINE	31/1/18	10pm	Very quiet. Casualties, Nil. [signed] J.B. Lowthian, Major Commanding 11th Border Regt.

References / notes

• National Archives Catalogue Reference: WO/95/2403
• The transcription above is available under the National Archives Open Government Licence for public sector information.