1st Battalion War Diary, August 1917

1st Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/4311 & WO/95/2305
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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information
DE WIPPE CABARET Nr ELVERDINGHE	1/8/17		Companies were employed on laying duckboard tracks up over the captured ground. Weather appalling - pouring with rain incessantly. In spite of this however, all our field guns were got across the caberat, ready to continue the advance.
	2/8/17		Another fearfully wet day today, fighting practically impossible. St Julien was lost during the night & retaken by us this morning. Battalion rested today.
PROVEN	3/8/17		Battalion employed making duck walks again, up to the front line. Still fearful wet weather. Battalion moved back this evening to PROVEN P.2 area to PENTON CAMP.
PENTON CAMP	4/8/17		Another wet day – little training. General De Lisle visited the battalion.
	5/8/17		Fine today at last, warm & dry. Training continued. Casualties for week ending 3/8/17. Increase Off. O.R. Quartermaster appointed from 10th East Yorks Hon. Lt. & QM H. Ireland 1 a/Lt Col F.G.G. Morris (comd. Detail Depot Bn. 1 Draft 29 Total 2+29 Decrease Killed 9         Wounded 1 13 a/CAPT. A.V.H. WOOD         Missing 3 Classified PB ADMS 29 DIV N&R 13/24/1. 3 Transferred 2 Evacuated from Divisional Area 12 1+44 1 44

References / notes

• National Archives Catalogue Reference: WO/95/2305/1
• The transcription above is available under the National Archives Open Government Licence for public sector information.
• War diary transcribed by Hugh Fulton