1st Border Regiment War Diary Transcriptions (1915-1918) The National Archives WO/95/4311 & WO/95/2305
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1916 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
1917 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
1918 |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events |
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General. The following awards were made for gallantry on 27-1-17. | |||
D.S.O. LIEUT. COLONEL F.G.G. MORRIS | |||
Military Cross CAPT. H. BUNTING | |||
D.C.M. No. 9619 A/CSM. QUAYLE | |||
Military Medal No. 9760 a/Cpl. CAIN | |||
Moved off to Firing line | |||
Bosche artillery fairly active. LIEUT. LINDSAY wounded. | |||
Relieved by 2nd S.W.B. Entrained at GUILLEMONT for CARNOY. | |||
Casualties for weekending 3-2-17 Killed 2, Wounded 17, Missing Nil, Sick in Hosp. 7, From Hosp. Nil. | |||
Resting and cleaning clothing | |||
Resting | |||
Bn paraded and marched to MEAULTE 3rd R. SCOTS [? FOS] joined from Base | |||
Coys paraded under O.C. Coys for Bayonet fighting et. | |||
Coys paraded as yesterday. | |||
2 LIEUT. Mc DONALD and 2 LIEUT. CRAINE rejoined from Course. | |||
Paraded as usual. | |||
Paraded as usual. | |||
2 LIEUT. C.R. WISE to Field amb. 2 LIEUT. D. MACLEOD to IX Army School. | |||
To course [? DWL] School 2 LIEUT. F. MAXWELL | |||
Casualties for week ending 10-2-17 Killed 1, Wounded 2, Missing 3, Sick to Hosp. 23, From Hosp. 11. | |||
Church parade. | |||
Parades under O.C. Coys. General training. | |||
Parades as yesterday. | |||
LIEUT. R.G. COLLIS to 87th Bde. 2 LIEUT. WHIGHAM to Stokes Mortar Course. | |||
3rd K.O.S.B. gained from Base. LIEUT. THORBURN-BROWN | |||
Parades under O.C. Coys. | |||
Parades under O.C. Coys. | |||
65 Other Ranks gained from Base. 2 LIEUT. F.S. LAYARD rejoined from 64th Bde H.Q. | |||
Parades as usual. | |||
Batn. Paraded and practiced Ceremonial parade for distribution of medals. | |||
Casualties week Ending 17-2-17 Killed Nil, Wounded Nil, Missing Nil, Sick to Hospital 11, From Hospital 1. | |||
Parade 10.30am and march to MONTAUBAN where Bn had dinners then on to COMBLES. Billetted in trenches and dugouts. 2 LT. KEMP to course. | |||
Move up to Firing line. Relieved 6th Dorsets. | |||
Nothing unusual. Fairly quiet. 2 LIEUT. THOMPSON to England for Indian Army. | |||
Bosche artillery active. Very wet. Relieved very late this night by 2 ROYAL FUSILIERS who were kept back by Bosche barrage. On duck boards. March to COMBLES | |||
March to TRONES WOOD and entrain for BRONTAY CAMP at 1.30 pm. | |||
Resting. 22 Other Ranks joined from Base. | |||
Paraded and marched to COMBLES. | |||
Casualties for week ending 24-2-17 Killed 2, Wounded 4, Missing Nil, Sick to Hospital 19, From Hospital 2. | |||
Moved to firing line and relieved 2 Hants. 2 LT. DANNIELLI joined from base. | |||
Firing line. Enemy artillery very active. | |||
Firing line. Enemy artillery very active. We bombarded his front line heavily. | |||
Joined from base LIEUT. C. MILLS | |||
Relieved by 1 INNESKILLINGS on right and by 2 R.F. on left. | |||
March back to FREGICOURT to trenches. | |||
March to TRONES WOOD and entrain for BRONFAY CAMP. 2 LIEUT. L.W. ARMSTRONG rejoined from course. | |||
Casualties 25th to 28 Feby. 1917 Killed Nil, Wounded 6, Missing Nil, Sick to Hospl. 8, From Hospl. 1.
[Signed] H. BUNTING Capt.
a/adjutant 1 Border Regt. |
References / notes
- National Archives Catalogue Reference: WO/95/2305
- The transcription above is available under the National Archives Open Government Licence for public sector information.