11th Battalion War Diary, March 1916

11th Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/2403
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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events
HENENCOURT	1/3/16		Billets.
EI Sector	2/3/16		Battalion took over EI Sector from the 15TH H.L.I. The 97TH Bge taking over from the 14TH Bge.
EI Sector	3/3/16 to 6/3/16		Front very quiet owing to bad weather. Snow, frost and thaw alternating. Trenches falling in and very wet.
EI Sector	7/3/16		Trenches improving. Small shelter in support line blown in burying 3 men. 1 shell shock. 2 killed (4 NCO killed). [?-In] evening, 1 NCO wounded by piece of an H.E. shell.
EI Sector	8/3/16		Front quiet.
EI Sector	9/3/16		1) Enemy artillery shelled working party, killing 2Lt Robinson, 1 NCO, and wounding 1 man. 2) 1 man wounded by rifle grenade.
EI Sector	10/3/16		11TH Border Regt relieved by 17TH H.L.I. 11TH Border Regt billeted in Albert, less 1 platoon garrison of TARA REDOUBT.
ALBERT	11/3/16		Working parties for R.E. etc. 1 other rank accidentally wounded.
ALBERT	12/3/16		Working parties for R.E. etc. Draft, 1 officer, 30 other ranks.
ALBERT	13/3/16		Working parties for R.E. etc. 2 other ranks wounded.
ALBERT	15/3/16 & 16/3/16		Working parties for R.E. etc.
EI Sector	17/3/16		11TH Border Regt relieved 17TH H.L.I. in EI Sector. 1 other rank wounded.
EI Sector	18/3/16		Front very quiet.
EI Sector	19/3/16		Front very quiet. Leave commenced.
EI Sector	20/3/16 & 21/3/16		Front very quiet.
EI Sector	22/3/16		Front very quiet. 2 other ranks slightly wounded (shrapnel). 2 other ranks killed (rifle grenade). 3 other ranks wounded (rifle grenade).
DERNANCOURT	23/3/16		The 17TH H.L.I. relieved the 11TH Border Regt. Border Regt billeted in DERNANCOURT. 1 Coy left as garrison of Becourt Wood Defences.
DERNANCOURT	24/3/16 to 28/3/16		Rest billets.
EI Sector	29/3/16		11TH Border Regt relieved 17TH H.L.I. in EI Sector. Draft:- 2 officers. 2Lts Davidson and Monkhouse.
EI Sector	30/3/16 & 31/3/16		Sector very quiet. [signed] C.W. Margerison, Lt.

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.