11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916

11th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/2403
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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events
BERTEAUCOURT	1/12/16		Training under Coy arrangements. Games etc. in the afternoon.
"	2/12/16		Church parade and inspection of billets by C.O.
"	3/12/16		Training as on 1/12/16.
"	4/12/16		Battn paraded for Route March. Route PERNOIS – BERNEUIL – DOMART practising advance and rear guards.
"	5/12/16		Bde. courses in Sniping and Lewis Guns. One Coy employed in constructing Bayonet Fighting Course. Remainder under Coy arrangements.
"	6/12/16		Training - one Coy under Physical Drill Instructor – remainder under Coy arrangements. Afternoon – practising cross country running.
"	7/12/16		Map Reading Course under Bde arrangements. 2 NCO's per Coy. Battn paraded for practice of inspection by Coy for Commander. Major H. Ross assumed command of Batt during Col. Girdwood's absence on leave.
"	8/12/16		Battn paraded for Aeroplane Scheme – cancelled owing to rain. Temp. Capt. (acting Major) H. Moore transferred from 17th HLI to 11th Border Regt. with effect from 11th Oct as temporary Major.
"	9/12/16		Church parade and inspection of billets by C.O.
"	10/12/16		Battn paraded on Football Ground at 10 a.m. and inspected by General Fanshaw commanding 5th Corps.
"	11/12/16		Battn paraded for baths.
"	12/12/16		Bombing under Battn Bombing Officer, Battn Route March- route HALLOY – CANAPLES. All Officers attended Tactical Scheme without troops, under C.O. in the afternoon.
"	13/12/16		Bombing and Lewis Guns under Battn Instructors. Coy parades for Range, Physical Drill etc under the Coy arrangements.
"	14/12/16		As for 13/12/16.
"	15/12/16		Battn Route March. PERNOIS – BERNEUIL – DOMART.
"	16/12/16		Battn moved to Billets in PUSHEVILLERS. Inspected by Divisional Commander on march.
PUSHEVILLERS	17/12/16		Church Parade and inspection of Billets by C.O.
"	18/12/16		Battn Bombers paraded under Batt Bombing Officer. Remainder of Batt preparing new training grounds.
"	19/12/16		As for 18/12/16. One Officer per Coy attended Gas School for one day.
"	20/12/16		Batt Sniping and Lewis Gun Course – Remainder of Battn paraded for Battn drill under C.O. and afternoon for Coy Training.
"	21/12/16		Ditto.
"	22/12/16		Battn paraded for Bde Route March - postponed owing to rain.
"	23/12/16		Training under Coy arrangements.
"	24/12/16		Church Parade and inspection of Billets.
"	25/12/16		Holy Communion at 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. Games for remainder of day.
"	26/12/16		Battn paraded for Bde Route March – Inspected by General Gough Commanding 5th Army- on the march.
"	27/12/16		Battn paraded under C.O. for Battn drill – Company Training and Battn Bombing and Lewis Gun Classes. Accident on Bombing Ground. 2Lt Rankin (A/Bombing Officer) wounded and 5 O.R. all slight.
"	28/12/16		As for 27/12/16.
"	29/12/16		Bde Sniping and Map Reading Courses – Training under Coy arrangements. Lt. Col. Girdwood DSO assumed command of Battn.
"	30/12/16		Battn paraded for Tactical Scheme – practising new formation for attack – Afternoon Bombing etc.
"	31/12/16		Church Parade – 150 O.R. Working Parties – Railhead etc. Fitting and testing of new Small Box Respirators. [signed] H. Moore, Major

References / notes

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