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 |
BRETTONEUX |
Reveille 3am Battn (less one Coy) commenced entraining at 4.45am Trains left at 5.45am route to STEENBECQUE via ABBEVILLE – ETAPLES – BOULOGNE – CALAIS – HAZEBROUCK and arrived STEENBECQUE at 4pm.
Commenced to march to NEUF BERQUIN - DOULIEU area at 5pm via MERVILLE arriving 11pm. | ||
-BERQUIN |
Battn remained in billets resting & cleaning up generally. | ||
-BERQUIN |
do----------do-----------do-----------do----------do-----------do. | ||
-BERQUIN |
Battn on physical exercise before 8am training in Musketry, fire control etc during morning. | ||
-BERQUIN |
do------------do-------------do-------------do. Inspection in billets by Div Commander Maj. General STUART-WORTLEY in morning. | ||
-BERQUIN |
Battn on physical exercise before breakfast. General training in musketry, fire control & handling of men by Junior N.C.O.’s. Afternoon C.O.’s conference for Officers. | ||
-BERQUIN |
Battn stood to in billets ready to move up to reinforce 2nd Anzac Corps in attack on OOSTAUVERN lines. | ||
-BERQUIN |
Battn standing to. | ||
Battn continued training near billets. Recreation & Musketry competition in afternoon. | |||
Battn Church Parade at 11.15am. | |||
Battn training. Recreation etc. | |||
Battn route march of 8 miles. Recreation etc. | |||
Battn training etc. | |||
Reveille 4.45am. Battn moved off at 7.12am to GODWAERSVELDT via CAESTRE arriving 11.30am. | |||
Coys at disposal of Coy Commanders for inspections etc. | |||
Reveille 3am. Battn marched to busses and embossed at 7am proceeded to ST POL S/M near DUNKERQUE arriving at 1pm. | |||
Church Parade at 10am. | |||
Battn marched to sands north of MARDYCK for attack practice and bathing. | |||
Battn entrained at DUNKERQUE at 11am. Detrained at COXYDE at 1.30pm. & marched to Camp JEAN BART in sand dunes. | |||
-DUNKERQUE |
Battn marched from COXYDE at 8am to OOSTE DUNKERQUE arriving at CAMP GALLIMARD 9.30am. | ||
Battn training under Coy Cmdrs. Recreation. | |||
do-------------do--------------do--------------do. | |||
do-------------do--------------do--------------do. | |||
Church Parade in sand dunes at 10am. Period shooting in afternoon. | |||
Working parties totalling 107 found for various works. Remainder of day spent in training. Moved from Camp GALLIMARD to CAMP RIBIALLET at 9.30pm. | |||
Moved from Camp RIBIALLET to NEW TRENCH & PARADE at 8.30pm. NIEUPORT. | |||
Working parties up to line during night. Strengthening temporary breastworks. | |||
Working parties up in line during night. Commenced to build O.P. | |||
Commenced to relieve 17th HLI at 10pm. Relief complete at 12.50am. | |||
Patrol examined wire in M.22.b.1.6. Day exceptionally quiet.
A.C. Girdwood, Lt Col.
J. Malley-Martin, 2/Lt.
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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.