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Latest revision as of 10:41, 5 March 2017
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 |
Quiet period and nothing to report | |||
Battalion relieved by 1st Essex Regt., relief commenced at 2030 | |||
Relief complete and Battn. proceed to Billets at ENGLEBELMER less 2 officers and 100 other ranks which proceeded to occupy Forts PROWSE + MOULIN | |||
Battalion engaged as working parties in various parts of the line | |||
2nd Lt. A. Campbell 10th Border rejoined from Hospital Extract from London GAZETTE:- to be Lieutenants Casualties week ending 6th May:– | |||
Battn. engaged as working parties | |||
Battalion proceed to relieve 1st S. W. B’s in the front line commencing 2000, with the exceptions of the garrisons at the forts, which remained there. | |||
Captains J.D. HEYDER, T. H. BEVES joined from Base | |||
2nd Lt. J. D. BREMNER returned from 252nd tunnelling coy. R.E. | |||
Capt. T. H. BEVES to Hospital 2nd Lt. A. W. H. BARNES, 2nd Lt. F. H. TALBOT, 2nd Lt. J. Y. BAXENDINE [all three] Segregated for 10 days on account of Capt. Beves admitted to Hospital with German measles | |||
2nd Lt. H. BUNTING rejoined from course of instruction in Bayonet Fighting 2nd Lt. W. P. RETTIE proceeded for course of instruction in Bayonet Fighting Honours and Awards | |||
Relief of 1st S. W. B. completed. Quiet day nothing to record. | |||
Nothing happened until 2045 when sounds of aircraft was heard. | |||
Enemy commenced Bombardment of our trenches | |||
A Coy. report enemy shells appear to be falling behind the front line Communication trenches not being shelled | |||
Outburst of machine gun fire, apparently our own | |||
Communication by telephone with B Coy. interrupted | |||
Communication by telephone with A Coy. interrupted | |||
Another outburst of M. G. fire | |||
Shelling now confined to the left and clear of sector occupied by Battn. | |||
Message from B Coy. report no shelling of front occupied by that coy | |||
Message from B Coy. our own artillery’s shells falling in our front line | |||
All quiet in front of our sector | |||
A + B Coy. report all quiet + telephone communications connected again | |||
Shelling decreases | |||
All quiet | |||
2nd Lieut W. K. SANDERSON joined for duty | |||
2nd Lieut F. S. LAYARD joined for duty, 2nd Lieut PALMER sick from FLEXICOURT | |||
2nd Lieut D. CARGILL joined for duty. Battn. relieved from FRONT LINE and marched to Billets in LOUVENCOURT | |||
Lieut J. B. SINCLAIR and 2nd Lieut E. A. BARRY to hospital (sick) | |||
Lt Col. A. E.S.t Y. POLLARD to England | |||
Casualties week ending 20th:– Officers - Nil | |||
30 Other ranks joined from Base | |||
Capt. T.H. BEVES rejoined from Hospital | |||
MAJOR MEIKLEJOHN returns from commg 1st ESSEX Regt. | |||
116 Other Ranks joined from Base | |||
2nd Lieut W. P. RETTIE rejoined from 29th Divisional Course Casualties week ending 27th. | |||
Battalion moved to Brigade Reserve at ENGLEBELMER in relief of 4th WORCESTERSHIRE Regt. | |||
2nd LIEUT M. DUFF, 2nd LIEUT H. L. CHOLMELEY 3rd BORDER REGT. joined Battalion Capt. J. G. HEYDER took over duties acting adjut. | |||
2nd LIEUT P. NEW 3rd BORDER REGT. joined Battalion | |||
2nd LIEUT D. CARGILL and 2nd Lieut. F.S. LAYARD to 29th Div. School ACHEUX | |||
Other Ranks to hospital 17. Rejoined from Hospital 4.
[signed] J.G. HEYDER Capt
Adj. 11 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.