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On this day, 8 May
1915 (Saturday)
- Battalion moves to Prees Heath Camp in Salop (Shropshire) where it joins the 97th Infantry Brigade, under Brigadier-General Hacket Thompson, C.B.[note 1]
- Report from the School of Instruction, Stirling on Lieut. Davidson. "A very hard working officer who has had very little previous experience. He should make a very good officer. His conduct was Exemplary." [1]
1916 (Monday)
- Contay Wood: Battalion in isolation camp (measles) involved in Divisional and Brigade manoeuvres, training and small working parties.[note 2]
1917 (Tuesday)
- Offoy: Parades cancelled owing to rain. Training continues in billets: musketry, bayonet fighting and physical training.
1918 (Wednesday)
- Berles-au-Bois: Usual company training and afternoon recreation.
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