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==1915== |
==1915 (Thursday)== |
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*Revised programme of work: daily: 7:45-9:45am physical drill, 10:00am-12:15pm and 14:00-17:00 training including entrenchments, [[musket]]ry, [[rifle]] exercises, [[bayonet]] fighting, [[company]], [[platoon]] and section drills, outposts, map reading, scouting, night operations.<ref>{{lowther|recno=185}}</ref> |
*Revised programme of work: daily: 7:45-9:45am physical drill, 10:00am-12:15pm and 14:00-17:00 training including entrenchments, [[musket]]ry, [[rifle]] exercises, [[bayonet]] fighting, [[company]], [[platoon]] and section drills, outposts, map reading, scouting, night operations.<ref>{{lowther|recno=185}}</ref> |
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*[[Battalion]] Orders: |
*[[Battalion]] Orders: ....a scheme of distribution of the Field Glasses presented or lent for the use of [[NCO]]’s. In addition to the 13 pairs of Glasses originally provided by the National Service League, 50 pairs have now been received, besides £26 6s in cash, with which it is hoped to purchase glasses if any can be procured.<ref>{{lowther|recno=136}}</ref> Captain Rivington assumes responsibility for providing field glasses for the NCO’s of his own Company.<ref>{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref> |
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==1916== |
==1916 (Saturday)== |
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*[[Albert]]: In [[billet|billets]] in providing [[working party|working parties]] for the {{wl|Royal Engineers}}. |
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*One [[other ranks|other rank]] is accidentally wounded. |
*One [[other ranks|other rank]] is accidentally wounded. |
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==1917== |
==1917 (Sunday)== |
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*Situated in the Support Intermediate Line (Kuropatkin). |
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*Working with the {{wl|Royal Engineers}} on working parties in the [[trench|trenches]]. |
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==1918== |
==1918 (Monday)== |
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*Battalion |
*Battalion in the line. A party of 150 of the enemy armed with revolvers raid No.15 Post. Covered by a [[machine gun]] [[barrage]], they sweep into the post taking 4 prisoners. One man escapes with a [[Lewis gun]]. |
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*Enemy quiet by day but active on tracks with machine guns by night. |
*Enemy quiet by day but active on tracks with machine guns by night. |
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*Three officer patrols leave Posts 19, 15 and 11, proceeding along the roads and obtained useful information regarding enemy wire and machine guns. |
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*Aircraft very active. Wiring by night. |
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==References / notes== |
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[[Category:Events by day|071]] |
[[Category:Events by day|071]] |
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[[Category:March events|11]] |
[[Category:March events|11]] |