11 March: Difference between revisions

*Revised programme of work: daily: 7:45-9:45am physical drill, 10:00am-12:15pm and 14:00-17:00 training including entrenchments, musketry[[musket]]ry, [[rifle]] exercises, [[bayonet]] fighting, [[company]], [[platoon]] and section drills, outposts, map reading, scouting, night operations.<ref>{{lowther|recno=185}}</ref>

*[[Battalion]] Orders: {{quote-left}}... a scheme of distribution of the Field Glasses presented or lent for the use of NCO’s[[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.{{quote-right}} <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>

*One [[other ranks|other rank]] is accidentally wounded.<ref name="wdmarch16" />

*Battalion situated 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. 1 man escapes with a [[Lewis Gungun]].<ref name="wdmar18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1918]]</ref>

*Enemy quiet by day but active on tracks with [[machine gun|machine guns]] by night. 3 Officer patrols leave Posts 19, 15 and 11, proceeding along the roads and obtained useful information regarding enemy wire and machine guns. Aircraft very active. Wiring by night.<ref name="wdmar18" />