11th Battalion War Diary, June 1917

11th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/2403
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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events
VILLERS- BRETTONEUX	1/6/17	10pm	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.
NEUF- -BERQUIN	2/6/17	"	Battn remained in billets resting & cleaning up generally.
NEUF- -BERQUIN	3/6/17	"	do----------do-----------do-----------do----------do-----------do.
NEUF- -BERQUIN	4/6/17	"	Battn on physical exercise before 8am training in Musketry, fire control etc during morning.
NEUF- -BERQUIN	5/6/17	"	do------------do-------------do-------------do. Inspection in billets by Div Commander Maj. General STUART-WORTLEY in morning.
NEUF- -BERQUIN	6/6/17	"	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.
NEUF- -BERQUIN	7/6/17	10pm	Battn stood to in billets ready to move up to reinforce 2nd Anzac Corps in attack on OOSTAUVERN lines.
NEUF- -BERQUIN	8/6/17	"	Battn standing to.
NEUF-BERQUIN	9/6/17	"	Battn continued training near billets. Recreation & Musketry competition in afternoon.
"	10/6/17	"	Battn Church Parade at 11.15am.
"	11/6/17	"	Battn training. Recreation etc.
"	12/6/17	"	Battn route march of 8 miles. Recreation etc.
"	13/6/17	"	Battn training etc.
"	14/6/17	"	Reveille 4.45am. Battn moved off at 7.12am to GODWAERSVELDT via CAESTRE arriving 11.30am.
GODWAERSVELDT	15/6/17	"	Coys at disposal of Coy Commanders for inspections etc.
"	16/6/17	"	Reveille 3am. Battn marched to busses and embossed at 7am proceeded to ST POL S/M near DUNKERQUE arriving at 1pm.
ST. POL. S/M.	17/6/17	"	Church Parade at 10am.
ST. POL. S/M.	18/6/17	"	Battn marched to sands north of MARDYCK for attack practice and bathing.
COXYDE	19/6/17	10pm	Battn entrained at DUNKERQUE at 11am. Detrained at COXYDE at 1.30pm. & marched to Camp JEAN BART in sand dunes.
OOSTE- -DUNKERQUE	20/6/17	"  "	Battn marched from COXYDE at 8am to OOSTE DUNKERQUE arriving at CAMP GALLIMARD 9.30am.
"        "	21/6/17	"  "	Battn training under Coy Cmdrs. Recreation.
"        "	22/6/17	"  "	do-------------do--------------do--------------do.
"        "	23/6/17	"  "	do-------------do--------------do--------------do.
"        "	24/6/17	"  "	Church Parade in sand dunes at 10am. Period shooting in afternoon.
"        "	25/6/17	"  "	Working parties totalling 107 found for various works. Remainder of day spent in training. Moved from Camp GALLIMARD to CAMP RIBIALLET at 9.30pm.
"        "	26/6/17	"  "	Moved from Camp RIBIALLET to NEW TRENCH & PARADE at 8.30pm. NIEUPORT.
"        "	27/6/17	"  "	Working parties up to line during night. Strengthening temporary breastworks.
"        "	28/6/17	"  "	Working parties up in line during night. Commenced to build O.P.
"        "	29/6/17	"  "	Commenced to relieve 17th HLI at 10pm. Relief complete at 12.50am.
"        "	30/6/17	"  "	Patrol examined wire in M.22.b.1.6. Day exceptionally quiet. A.C. Girdwood, Lt Col. J. Malley-Martin, 2/Lt.

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.