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Latest revision as of 18:38, 13 June 2017
11th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/2403
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1916 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
1917 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
1918 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events |
Batt in Divisional Reserve. Working parties for R.E.[1] etc. | |||
Batt in Divisional Reserve. Working parties for R.E. etc. 2Lts W.S. Paton, G. Black, taken on strength of Batt. | |||
Batt in Divisional Reserve. Working parties for R.E. etc. | |||
Batt in Divisional Reserve. Working parties for R.E. etc. Party under Lt Barnes raided German trenches opposite R.31.1. | |||
Battalion moved into billets in Senlis. | |||
[empty entry - presume nothing of importance happened on this day] | |||
Divisional exercise on morning of 8TH Battalion bivouacked the night of 7TH - 8TH in BAVELINCOURT WOOD. | |||
Batt training. | |||
Divisional Exercise. Battalion returned to billets in Contay. | |||
Batt training. | |||
Divisional Exercise. | |||
Batt training. | |||
Bge Exercise. | |||
Draft: - 5 other ranks. | |||
Divisional Exercise. 1 O.R. wounded (self-inflicted). | |||
The Batt moved to billets at BOUZINCOURT, arriving 12.30 AM 23/6/16. | |||
Batt left BOUZINCOURT for the trenches, taking over from the 2ND MANCHESTER Regt at 12.30 AM 24/6/16. | |||
Our 18 pounders commenced to cut the enemy wire at 5.30 AM and continued during the day. Enemy retaliation practically nil. | |||
Our guns bombarded the German lines continuously. German retaliation very heavy during the afternoon. Casualties, 1 O.R. wounded, 2 O.R. shell shock. | |||
Continuous bombardment by both sides. We let off gas at 2.30 PM with apparent success. The 2ND KOYLI[2] commenced to relieve us at 9.30 PM. Relief complete at 12.40 AM 27TH. 2 O.R. killed, 30 O.R. wounded, 9 O.R. shell shock. | |||
Bombardment continued. Batt using SAA[3], grenades etc. | |||
Zero time postponed for 48 hours. Our artillery bombardment less intense. | |||
Our artillery bombardment less intense. German retaliation slight. | |||
Batt moved up to assembly trenches at 10 PM. | |||
[signed] C.W. Margerison Lt.
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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.