11th Battalion War Diary, February 1916

11th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/2403
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1918	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events
AVELUY	1/2/16		Batt. in reserve. R.E. Fatigues.
"	2/2/16		Batt. in reserve. R.E. Fatigues.
"	3/2/16		Batt. in reserve. R.E. Fatigues.
"	4/2/16		Relief of 17TH H.L.I. postponed owing to a bombardment by our artillery.
F1 Sector	5/2/16		11TH Border Regt. relieved 17TH H.L.I. when returned to AVELUY. Draft of 20 O.R. received 5/2/16. Batt. on right: - 8TH SUFFOLKS. Batt. on left: - 2ND K.O.Y.L.I. Casualties:- 2 wounded.
"    "	6/2/16		Front very quiet. Casualty wounded 1, shell shock 1.
"    "	7/2/16		Front very quiet.
"    "	8/2/16		Front very quiet. 6TH NORFOLKS relieved. 8TH SUFFOLKS. Casualties killed 1,wounded 1.
"    "	9/2/16		Heavy bombardments of left of F1, and F2 subsectors. Casualties killed 1, wounded 1, shell shock 2.
F1 Sector	10/2/16		Front fairly quiet. Casualties:- killed 1, wounded 1, shell shock 2.
ALBERT	11/2/16		Front fairly quiet. 17TH H.L.I. relieved 11TH Border Regt in F1 Sector. 11TH Border Regt returned to billets in ALBERT. Casualty: - 1 killed (NCO).
"	12/2/16		Working parties for R.E.
"	13/2/16		Working parties for R.E.
"	14/2/16		Working parties for R.E.
"	15/2/16		Working parties for R.E.
"	16/2/16		Working parties for R.E.
HEMENCOURT	17/2/16		2nd INNISKILLING FUSILIERS relieved 11TH BORDER REGT in ALBERT. Border Regt billeted in huts in Hemencourt Wood. 96TH Bge relieved 97TH Bge.
"	18/2/16		Fatigues.
"	19/2/16		Fatigues.
"	20/2/16		Fatigues.
"	21/2/16		Fatigues.
"	22/2/16		Batt took on duty, of readiness to move into reserve, at 6PM 22ND.
HEMENCOURT	23/2/16		Batt on duty.
MILLENCOURT	24/2/16		11TH BORDER REGT and 17TH H.L.I. relieved each other. 11TH BORDER REGT billeted in MILLENCOURT.
"	25/2/16		Batt on duty.
"	27/2/16		Fatigues.
"	28/2/16		Fatigues.
"	29/2/16		Fatigues.
			[Signed] C.W. Margerison Lt. for Lt-Col: Cmdg: 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.