11th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/2403
| ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
1915 | ✔ | |||||||||||
1916 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
1917 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
1918 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events |
During morning ½ hours P.T. By each Coy., remainder of day Coys at disposal of Coy Commanders. | |||
Battalion and specialist training carried out. | |||
Brigade holiday. | |||
Battalion and specialist training during morning. Recreation during afternoon. | |||
Battalion and specialist training during morning. Recreation during afternoon. | |||
Church Service. | |||
Battalion training and inspection by C.O. During morning. Recreation during afternoon. | |||
Battalion preparations for Corps Commanders Inspection. Snowed all day, indoor lectures, inspection by Corps Commander cancelled owing to inclement weather. | |||
Battalion carried out Defensive training, Lewis Guns on range. | |||
Battalion carried out Defensive training, special attention being paid to wiring. | |||
Battalion carried out Defensive training, Lewis Guns on training. | |||
Battalion carried out Defensive training, Lewis Guns on training. | |||
Church Services. | |||
Battalion paraded as strong as possible and marched to 'B' Range and carried out firing practices. | |||
Battalion paraded on 'B' Range and carried out firing practices. | |||
Battalion paraded on 'B' Range and carried out firing practices (application 1st Class + [?-Rapid] 2nd Class). | |||
All Officers + NCOs (less CSM's)[1] paraded at J.33.a.00.00 for marking our Defensive positions, special attention being paid to Outpost Line Defence. Coys at disposal of CSM's for training. | |||
Battalion paraded to take up positions at J.33.a.00.00., as marked out on 17/1/18. | |||
All Coys on Range, Transport moved by road for LANGEMARCK AREA. | |||
Battalion left Tournehem at 4.30am and marched to Audricq, thence by train to ELVERDINGHE where Battalion detrained and marched to CARIBOU CAMP, Battalion all complete in camp by 5.30pm. | |||
Cleaning and improvement of camp. | |||
Battalion training during morning, and recreation during afternoon. | |||
Battalion training, C & D Coys reorganised their Coys into 4 platoons. | |||
Battalion training, A & B Coys reorganised their Coys into 4 platoons, Battalion also bathed. | |||
Battalion left for LA BERGERIE CAMP at 11.15am arriving in camp at 2pm. | |||
A & C Coys moved to WOOD 16 and TILLEUL WOOD respectively, and relieved 2 Coys of the 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshires as Brigade Reserve. | |||
A & C Coys moved forward from WOOD 16 and TILLEUL WOOD & relieved the remaining 2 Coys 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshires in the Front Line, B & D Coys left LA BERGERIE CAMP & took over the Brigade Reserve positions vacated by A & C Coys, the whole Battalion relief complete by 7pm. Night very quiet, Casualties, Nil. | |||
Our Artillery opened at 4am, and strafed the enemy positions with gas shells for ½ hour, retaliation very slight, remainder of day quiet. Casualties, Nil. | |||
Quiet, slight shelling round CATINAT and [?-MONDOYI FARM]. Casualties, Nil. | |||
Quiet, shelling very slight. Casualties, Nil. | |||
Very quiet. Casualties, Nil.
[signed] J.B. Lowthian, Major
Commanding 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.
- ↑ Company Sergeant Majors.